diff --git a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/tailsitter.cpp b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/tailsitter.cpp
index ea326b059a6..cc6fd976f2d 100644
--- a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/tailsitter.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/tailsitter.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ void Tailsitter::update_vtol_state()
 		case vtol_mode::TRANSITION_BACK:
 			// failsafe into fixed wing mode
 			_vtol_mode = vtol_mode::FW_MODE;
+			_trans_finished_ts = hrt_absolute_time();
 			break;
 		}
 	}