diff --git a/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c b/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
index 816655e..25e70b5 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
@@ -308,12 +308,10 @@ void mbusCommExec() {
     uint8_t receivedOctet = 0;
 
     if ((mbusCommHandle.startTime != 0) && ((mbusCommHandle.startTime + 2500) < HAL_GetTick())) {
-        coloredMsg(LOG_RED, false, "TIMEOUT %d %ld %ld", mbusCommHandle.state, mbusCommHandle.startTime, HAL_GetTick());
-        mbusCommHandle.startTime = 0;
         mbusCommHandle.state = MBCS_TIMEOUT;
     } else if (mbusCommHandle.waitForOctet) {
         if (mbusCommHandle.receiveBuffer.readIdx >= mbusCommHandle.receiveBuffer.writeIdx) {
-            return;
+            return; // no data available, wait
         }
         receivedOctet = mbusCommHandle.receiveBuffer.buffer[mbusCommHandle.receiveBuffer.readIdx];
         mbusCommHandle.receiveBuffer.readIdx += 1;