Index: firmware/App/Tasks/TaskGeneral.c
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diff -u -r070554b23739bf16ea2bf9528ebabda1ce0ffeb3 -r941afbaab7fc86f40fa49f9d110d481f65b44b68
--- firmware/App/Tasks/TaskGeneral.c	(.../TaskGeneral.c)	(revision 070554b23739bf16ea2bf9528ebabda1ce0ffeb3)
+++ firmware/App/Tasks/TaskGeneral.c	(.../TaskGeneral.c)	(revision 941afbaab7fc86f40fa49f9d110d481f65b44b68)
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 
 // ********** private data **********
 
-static BOOL uiHasCheckedIn = FALSE;
-
 /*************************************************************************
  * @brief taskGeneral
  * The taskGeneral function handles the scheduled General Task interrupt.\n
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@
     execSystemCommRx();
 
     // prevent most processing until UI has started communicating
-    if ( TRUE == uiHasCheckedIn )
+    if ( TRUE == uiCommunicated() )
     {
         // control blood pump
         execBloodFlowController();
@@ -87,10 +85,6 @@
         // manage data to be transmitted to other sub-systems
         execSystemCommTx();
     }
-    else
-    {
-        uiHasCheckedIn = uiCommunicated();
-    }
 
     // toggle GPIO to indicate general task has executed
 //    gioToggleBit( gioPORTB, 1 );