Index: firmware/App/Tasks/TaskGeneral.c
===================================================================
diff -u -r6a8d904f4316ed9d9f2f14f99afde63bef38eace -rcd5be724d5a3ba7457e761191d82f278654d7f5c
--- firmware/App/Tasks/TaskGeneral.c	(.../TaskGeneral.c)	(revision 6a8d904f4316ed9d9f2f14f99afde63bef38eace)
+++ firmware/App/Tasks/TaskGeneral.c	(.../TaskGeneral.c)	(revision cd5be724d5a3ba7457e761191d82f278654d7f5c)
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /**************************************************************************
 *
-* Copyright (c) 2019-2023 Diality Inc. - All Rights Reserved.
+* Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Diality Inc. - All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * THIS CODE MAY NOT BE COPIED OR REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM, IN PART OR IN
 * WHOLE, WITHOUT THE EXPLICIT PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER.
 *
 * @file    TaskGeneral.c
 *
-* @author  (last)      Dara Navaei
-* @date    (last)      17-Oct-2022
+* @author  (last)      Vinayakam Mani
+* @date    (last)      02-Oct-2023
 *
 * @author  (original)  Dara Navaei
 * @date    (original)  05-Nov-2019
@@ -65,19 +65,21 @@
     // 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
+        execVoltagesMonitor();
+
         // Monitor DG
         execDGInterfaceMonitor();
 
         // Monitor pressure/occlusion sensors
         execPresOccl();
 
-        // Monitor voltages
-        execVoltagesMonitor();
-
         // Monitor switches
         execSwitches();