diff --git a/iso22133.c b/iso22133.c
index 3c78cb4..7a3b80c 100644
--- a/iso22133.c
+++ b/iso22133.c
@@ -3245,6 +3245,9 @@ void convertMONRToHostRepresentation(const MONRType * MONRData,
 
 	// State
 	switch (MONRData->state) {
+	case ISO_OBJECT_STATE_INIT:
+		monitorData->state = OBJECT_STATE_INIT;
+		break;
 	case ISO_OBJECT_STATE_DISARMED:
 		monitorData->state = OBJECT_STATE_DISARMED;
 		break;
@@ -3264,7 +3267,6 @@ void convertMONRToHostRepresentation(const MONRType * MONRData,
 		monitorData->state = OBJECT_STATE_REMOTE_CONTROL;
 		break;
 	case ISO_OBJECT_STATE_OFF:
-	case ISO_OBJECT_STATE_INIT:
 	default:
 		monitorData->state = OBJECT_STATE_UNKNOWN;
 		break;
diff --git a/positioning.c b/positioning.c
index 89e4405..9aeafe4 100644
--- a/positioning.c
+++ b/positioning.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "positioning.h"
 
 static const char unknownStateString[] = "UNKNOWN";
+static const char initStateString[] = "INIT";
 static const char disarmedStateString[] = "DISARMED";
 static const char armedStateString[] = "ARMED";
 static const char runningStateString[] = "RUNNING";
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ const char *objectStateToASCII(const ObjectStateType state) {
 		return abortingStateString;
 	case OBJECT_STATE_REMOTE_CONTROL:
 		return remoteControlStateString;
+	case OBJECT_STATE_INIT:
+		return initStateString;
 	case OBJECT_STATE_UNKNOWN:
 	default:
 		return unknownStateString;
diff --git a/positioning.h b/positioning.h
index 8541f76..ba1d029 100644
--- a/positioning.h
+++ b/positioning.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ typedef enum {
 /*! Enumeration of observable object states */
 typedef enum {
 	OBJECT_STATE_UNKNOWN,
+	OBJECT_STATE_INIT,
 	OBJECT_STATE_DISARMED,
 	OBJECT_STATE_ARMED,
 	OBJECT_STATE_RUNNING,