diff --git a/src/estimators/heading/hdg_passthrough.cpp b/src/estimators/heading/hdg_passthrough.cpp
index 2c829ef..cc8ed34 100644
--- a/src/estimators/heading/hdg_passthrough.cpp
+++ b/src/estimators/heading/hdg_passthrough.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ bool HdgPassthrough::reset(void) {
   }
 
   changeState(STOPPED_STATE);
+  // nothing to do during reset of passthrough estimator 
+  changeState(INITIALIZED_STATE);
 
   ROS_INFO("[%s]: Estimator reset", getPrintName().c_str());