diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Room/Combining/EssentialsRoomCombiner.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Room/Combining/EssentialsRoomCombiner.cs
index 6c38b9d6..9a354ba7 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Room/Combining/EssentialsRoomCombiner.cs
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Room/Combining/EssentialsRoomCombiner.cs
@@ -445,10 +445,10 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
                     else
                     {
                         Debug.LogMessage(LogEventLevel.Debug, this, "Unable to find partition with key: '{0}'", partitionState.PartitionKey);
-                    }
-                    // Sets the scenario while disregarding the returned task. This prevents current scenario from being null when starting in manual mode.
-                _ = ChangeScenario(scenario);
+                    }                  
                 }
+                // Activates the scenario to prevent _currentScenario from being null when starting in manual mode.
+                ChangeScenario(scenario);
             }
             else
             {