Index: firmware/App/Modes/ModeStandby.c
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diff -u -r6d0bd19fb192dcd272fa773e8833862cc8a8f750 -r336f6c49e05f515ca1250e0fd9ea97e5f5b5f11c
--- firmware/App/Modes/ModeStandby.c	(.../ModeStandby.c)	(revision 6d0bd19fb192dcd272fa773e8833862cc8a8f750)
+++ firmware/App/Modes/ModeStandby.c	(.../ModeStandby.c)	(revision 336f6c49e05f515ca1250e0fd9ea97e5f5b5f11c)
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 *
 * @file    ModeStandby.c
 *
-* @author  (last)      Arpita Srivastava
-* @date    (last)      21-Mar-2026
+* @author  (last)      Michael Garthwaite
+* @date    (last)      17-Apr-2026
 *
 * @author  (original)  Vinayakam Mani
 * @date    (original)  07-Aug-2024
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
     if ( TRUE == pendingStartDDPreGenRequest )
     {
        // wait for IOFP GENP mode and when IOFP manual control is not set
-       if ( ( FP_MODE_GENP == fpMode ) && ( getTestConfigStatus( TEST_CONFIG_DD_RUN_SOLO ) == FALSE ) )
+       if ( ( ( FP_MODE_GENP == fpMode ) ||  ( FP_MODE_DEGP == fpMode ) ) && ( getTestConfigStatus( TEST_CONFIG_DD_RUN_SOLO ) == FALSE ) )
        {
            pendingStartDDPreGenRequest = FALSE;
            requestNewOperationMode( DD_MODE_PREG );