Index: firmware/App/Modes/ModeStandby.c
===================================================================
diff -u -r80a1b6065901ac7a9516a8be17d3db5e4e589455 -r68f28bf44ff5d3d10420ae0d96aec9eac22e228d
--- firmware/App/Modes/ModeStandby.c	(.../ModeStandby.c)	(revision 80a1b6065901ac7a9516a8be17d3db5e4e589455)
+++ firmware/App/Modes/ModeStandby.c	(.../ModeStandby.c)	(revision 68f28bf44ff5d3d10420ae0d96aec9eac22e228d)
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 // ********** private function prototypes **********
 
 static BOOL areInletWaterConditionsAlarmsActive( void );
+static void checkDGInstitutionalValuesReceived( void );
 
 static DG_STANDBY_MODE_STATE_T handleStandbyIdleState( void );
 static DG_STANDBY_MODE_STATE_T handleStandbyFlushFilterState( void );
@@ -173,6 +174,8 @@
         standbyState = DG_STANDBY_MODE_STATE_PAUSE;
     }
 
+    checkDGInstitutionalValuesReceived();
+
     // execute current Standby state
     switch ( standbyState )
     {
@@ -235,6 +238,26 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************//**
  * @brief
+ * The checkDGInstitutionalValuesReceived function requests the DG institutional
+ * values from HD if HD is in standby and the values have not been received yet.
+ * @details Inputs: haveDGInstitutionalValuesBeenRcvd
+ * @details Outputs: None
+ * @return none
+ *************************************************************************/
+static void checkDGInstitutionalValuesReceived( void )
+{
+    HD_MODE_SUB_MODE_T mode;
+
+    getHDOperationMode( &mode );
+
+    if ( ( MODE_STAN == mode.hdMode ) && ( FALSE == haveDGInstitutionalValuesBeenRcvd ) )
+    {
+        sendDGInstitutionalValuesRequestToHD();
+    }
+}
+
+/*********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief
  * The handleStandbyIdleState function executes the idle state of the
  * standby mode state machine.
  * @details Inputs: pendingSampleWaterRequest, pendingStartDGRequest,
@@ -264,18 +287,9 @@
     }
     else if ( TRUE == pendingStartDGRequest )
     {
-        if ( FALSE == haveDGInstitutionalValuesBeenRcvd )
-        {
-            signalSyncToHD();
-            // Request the DG institutional values from HD in case DG was not restarted so DG did not request
-            // the institutional values at POST. Request again here for safety.
-            sendDGInstitutionalValuesRequestToHD();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            pendingStartDGRequest = FALSE;
-            requestNewOperationMode( DG_MODE_GENE );
-        }
+        pendingStartDGRequest = FALSE;
+        signalSyncToHD();
+        requestNewOperationMode( DG_MODE_GENE );
     }
     else if ( TRUE == pendingStartDGFlushRequest )
     {
Index: firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c
===================================================================
diff -u -r80a1b6065901ac7a9516a8be17d3db5e4e589455 -r68f28bf44ff5d3d10420ae0d96aec9eac22e228d
--- firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision 80a1b6065901ac7a9516a8be17d3db5e4e589455)
+++ firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision 68f28bf44ff5d3d10420ae0d96aec9eac22e228d)
@@ -2029,6 +2029,7 @@
         setMinRORejectionRatioPCT( institValues.minRORejectionRatioPCT );
         setMinInletWaterConductivityAlarmLimitUSPCM( institValues.minInletWaterCondAlarmLimitUSPCM );
         signalDGInstituionalValuesReceived();
+
         status = TRUE;
     }