diff --git a/api/v2/format/master.c b/api/v2/format/master.c
index 3176c6685c4a7b1bb33d4c74b707caa4638b0bd1..3219055d5fcf6fafb3bf278e8670c36169dd6c96 100644
--- a/api/v2/format/master.c
+++ b/api/v2/format/master.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ void eb_device_flush(eb_device_t devicep) {
       if (rcount == 0 && (ops >= maxops || (ops > 0 && needs_check && scanp == EB_NULL))) {
         /* Insert error-flag read */
         rxcount = 1;
+        rcfg = 1;
       } else {
         rxcount = rcount;
       }