diff --git a/src/ebusd/bushandler.cpp b/src/ebusd/bushandler.cpp
index 0b930353..f0a513b4 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/bushandler.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/bushandler.cpp
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ result_t BusHandler::scanAndWait(symbol_t dstAddress, bool loadScanConfig, bool
         // additional scan messages now available
         scanAndWait(dstAddress, false, false);
       }
-    } else {
+    } else if (result != RESULT_ERR_NOTFOUND) {
       setScanConfigLoaded(dstAddress, "");
     }
   }