diff --git a/src/modules/commander/commander_tests/state_machine_helper_test.cpp b/src/modules/commander/commander_tests/state_machine_helper_test.cpp
index 8243582920..1bdde2703e 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/commander_tests/state_machine_helper_test.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/commander/commander_tests/state_machine_helper_test.cpp
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ bool StateMachineHelperTest::mainStateTransitionTest()
 
 		{ "transition: MANUAL to ACRO - not rotary",
 			MTT_ALL_NOT_VALID,
-			commander_state_s::MAIN_STATE_MANUAL, commander_state_s::MAIN_STATE_ACRO, TRANSITION_DENIED },
+			commander_state_s::MAIN_STATE_MANUAL, commander_state_s::MAIN_STATE_ACRO, TRANSITION_CHANGED },
 
 		{ "no transition: MANUAL to AUTO_MISSION - global position not valid",
 			MTT_ALL_NOT_VALID,
diff --git a/src/modules/commander/state_machine_helper.cpp b/src/modules/commander/state_machine_helper.cpp
index 8344d05bbb..0462a1c894 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/state_machine_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/commander/state_machine_helper.cpp
@@ -376,9 +376,6 @@ main_state_transition(struct vehicle_status_s *status, main_state_t new_main_sta
 	switch (new_main_state) {
 	case commander_state_s::MAIN_STATE_MANUAL:
 	case commander_state_s::MAIN_STATE_STAB:
-		ret = TRANSITION_CHANGED;
-		break;
-
 	case commander_state_s::MAIN_STATE_ACRO:
 		ret = TRANSITION_CHANGED;
 		break;