diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Crestron/CrestronGenericBaseDevice.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Crestron/CrestronGenericBaseDevice.cs
index 9669ca43..ce543885 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Crestron/CrestronGenericBaseDevice.cs
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Crestron/CrestronGenericBaseDevice.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
             Hardware.OnlineStatusChange += Hardware_OnlineStatusChange;
             CommunicationMonitor.Start();    
 
-			return true;
+			return base.CustomActivate();
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>