diff --git a/mtce-common/cgts-mtce-common-1.0/hwmon/hwmonHdlr.cpp b/mtce-common/cgts-mtce-common-1.0/hwmon/hwmonHdlr.cpp
index e4d41f54..95200451 100644
--- a/mtce-common/cgts-mtce-common-1.0/hwmon/hwmonHdlr.cpp
+++ b/mtce-common/cgts-mtce-common-1.0/hwmon/hwmonHdlr.cpp
@@ -2462,7 +2462,7 @@ bool hwmonHostClass::manage_startup_states ( struct hwmonHostClass::hwmon_host *
 
              else if ( critl == true )
              {
-                 clear_degraded_state ( sensor_ptr );
+                 set_degraded_state ( sensor_ptr );
                  set_alarmed_severity ( sensor_ptr, FM_ALARM_SEVERITY_CRITICAL);
                  hwmonAlarm_critical ( host_ptr->hostname, HWMON_ALARM_ID__SENSOR, sensor_ptr->sensorname, REASON_DEGRADED );
              }