diff --git a/apps/drivers/px4io/px4io.cpp b/apps/drivers/px4io/px4io.cpp
index e5a1edea10..8e0fde727a 100644
--- a/apps/drivers/px4io/px4io.cpp
+++ b/apps/drivers/px4io/px4io.cpp
@@ -705,6 +705,13 @@ test(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	actuator_armed_s aa;
+
+	aa.armed = true;
+	aa.lockdown = false;
+
+	orb_advertise(ORB_ID(actuator_armed), &aa);
+
 	exit(0);
 }