--- a/master/fsm_master.c	Fri Oct 17 08:04:08 2008 +0000
+++ b/master/fsm_master.c	Fri Oct 17 13:30:55 2008 +0000
@@ -790,6 +790,8 @@
     if (ec_fsm_slave_config_exec(&fsm->fsm_slave_config))
         return;
 
+    fsm->slave->force_config = 0;
+
     // configuration finished
     master->config_busy = 0;
     wake_up_interruptible(&master->config_queue);

--- a/master/fsm_slave_config.c	Fri Oct 17 08:04:08 2008 +0000
+++ b/master/fsm_slave_config.c	Fri Oct 17 13:30:55 2008 +0000
@@ -172,10 +172,6 @@
         EC_DBG("Configuring slave %u...\n", fsm->slave->ring_position);
     }
     
-    // configuration will be done immediately; therefore reset the
-    // force flag
-    fsm->slave->force_config = 0;
-
     ec_fsm_change_start(fsm->fsm_change, fsm->slave, EC_SLAVE_STATE_INIT);
     ec_fsm_change_exec(fsm->fsm_change);
     fsm->state = ec_fsm_slave_config_state_init;

--- a/master/slave_config.c	Fri Oct 17 08:04:08 2008 +0000
+++ b/master/slave_config.c	Fri Oct 17 13:30:55 2008 +0000
@@ -807,7 +807,8 @@
     state->online = sc->slave ? 1 : 0;
     if (state->online) {
         state->operational =
-            sc->slave->current_state == EC_SLAVE_STATE_OP;
+            sc->slave->current_state == EC_SLAVE_STATE_OP
+            && !sc->slave->force_config;
         state->al_state = sc->slave->current_state;
     } else {
         state->operational = 0;