Index: firmware/App/Tasks/TaskGeneral.c
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diff -u -r2a03f6c87706478406a4962d70f5bae2ccb57728 -r2ffb8ed3dc90911e15c6ee780da144081f4bbffe
--- firmware/App/Tasks/TaskGeneral.c	(.../TaskGeneral.c)	(revision 2a03f6c87706478406a4962d70f5bae2ccb57728)
+++ firmware/App/Tasks/TaskGeneral.c	(.../TaskGeneral.c)	(revision 2ffb8ed3dc90911e15c6ee780da144081f4bbffe)
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@
     // Manage data received from other sub-systems
     execSystemCommRx();
 
-    // Prevent most processing until UI has started communicating
-    if ( TRUE == uiCommunicated() )
+    // Prevent most processing until UI has started communicating or if DG is active and alarm (ALARM_ID_HD_UI_COMM_POST_FAILED) is raised
+    // proceed to further operations since UI likely failed to come up.
+    if ( ( TRUE == uiCommunicated() ) ||
+         ( ( FALSE == isHDOnlyCANNode() ) && ( TRUE == isAlarmActive( ALARM_ID_HD_UI_COMM_POST_FAILED ) ) ) )
     {
 #ifndef BOARD_WITH_NO_HARDWARE
         // Monitor voltages