diff --git a/internal/pkg/common/interfaces.go b/internal/pkg/common/interfaces.go
index 3268564..728d10e 100755
--- a/internal/pkg/common/interfaces.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/common/interfaces.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 
 	SetReadyForOmciConfig(bool)
 	IsReadyForOmciConfig() bool
+	IsOltAvailable() bool
 
 	StorePersistentData(context.Context) error
 	StorePersUniFlowConfig(context.Context, uint8, *[]UniVlanFlowParams, bool) error
diff --git a/internal/pkg/common/omci_cc.go b/internal/pkg/common/omci_cc.go
index 8726eb3..6dbddbd 100755
--- a/internal/pkg/common/omci_cc.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/common/omci_cc.go
@@ -4463,9 +4463,14 @@
 			break loop
 		case <-time.After(time.Duration(aTimeout) * time.Second):
 			if retryCounter == retries {
-				logger.Errorw(ctx, "reqMon: timeout waiting for response - no of max retries reached - send ONU device event!",
-					log.Fields{"tid": tid, "retries": retryCounter, "device-id": oo.deviceID})
-				oo.pOnuDeviceEntry.SendOnuDeviceEvent(ctx, OnuOmciCommunicationFailureSwUpgrade, OnuOmciCommunicationFailureSwUpgradeDesc)
+				if oo.pBaseDeviceHandler.IsOltAvailable() {
+					logger.Errorw(ctx, "reqMon: timeout waiting for response - no of max retries reached - send ONU device event!",
+						log.Fields{"tid": tid, "retries": retryCounter, "device-id": oo.deviceID})
+					oo.pOnuDeviceEntry.SendOnuDeviceEvent(ctx, OnuOmciCommunicationFailureSwUpgrade, OnuOmciCommunicationFailureSwUpgradeDesc)
+				} else {
+					logger.Errorw(ctx, "reqMon: timeout waiting for response - no of max retries reached - skip ONU device event: OLT unavailable!",
+						log.Fields{"tid": tid, "retries": retryCounter, "device-id": oo.deviceID})
+				}
 				oo.incrementTxTimesouts()
 				break loop
 			} else {
@@ -4966,9 +4971,14 @@
 			break loop
 		case <-time.After(time.Duration(aTimeout) * time.Second):
 			if retryCounter == retries {
-				logger.Errorw(ctx, "reqMon: timeout waiting for response - no of max retries reached - send ONU device event!",
-					log.Fields{"tid": tid, "retries": retryCounter, "device-id": oo.deviceID})
-				oo.pOnuDeviceEntry.SendOnuDeviceEvent(ctx, OnuOmciCommunicationFailureConfig, OnuOmciCommunicationFailureConfigDesc)
+				if oo.pBaseDeviceHandler.IsOltAvailable() {
+					logger.Errorw(ctx, "reqMon: timeout waiting for response - no of max retries reached - send ONU device event!",
+						log.Fields{"tid": tid, "retries": retryCounter, "device-id": oo.deviceID})
+					oo.pOnuDeviceEntry.SendOnuDeviceEvent(ctx, OnuOmciCommunicationFailureConfig, OnuOmciCommunicationFailureConfigDesc)
+				} else {
+					logger.Errorw(ctx, "reqMon: timeout waiting for response - no of max retries reached - skip ONU device event: OLT unavailable!",
+						log.Fields{"tid": tid, "retries": retryCounter, "device-id": oo.deviceID})
+				}
 				oo.incrementTxTimesouts()
 				break loop
 			} else {