Index: firmware/App/Drivers/ConductivityTeensy.c
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diff -u -ree9c8a27ccb6a9f1f5e18faf9f684935ccf118f4 -re0c45c725884d780b76dd54a617ab6ed333d7ba2
--- firmware/App/Drivers/ConductivityTeensy.c	(.../ConductivityTeensy.c)	(revision ee9c8a27ccb6a9f1f5e18faf9f684935ccf118f4)
+++ firmware/App/Drivers/ConductivityTeensy.c	(.../ConductivityTeensy.c)	(revision e0c45c725884d780b76dd54a617ab6ed333d7ba2)
@@ -838,15 +838,16 @@
 static COND_COMM_STATE_T rxInitSensor( void )
 {
     COND_COMM_STATE_T state = COND_COMM_STATE_RX;
+    COND_INIT_STATUS_T  initStatusInProgress = COND_INIT_STATUS_FAILED; // set to fail for testing
     COND_INIT_STATUS_T  initStatusInitialized = COND_INIT_STATUS_FAILED; // if data populates
     BOOL recvComplete = rxTeensyReadRsp( TEENSY_CMD_INIT_SENSOR );
 
     if ( TRUE == recvComplete )
     {
         // Reset the timer for next use.
         condResponseTime = 0;
-        // Read the data from the receive buffer. Pull 2nd byte as first byte is
-        // discarded.
+        // Read the data from the receive buffer
+        initStatusInProgress = ( COND_INIT_STATUS_T )condRxBuffer[ 0 ];
         initStatusInitialized = ( COND_INIT_STATUS_T )condRxBuffer[ 1 ];
 
         // Store the init status