diff --git a/src/osdp_file.c b/src/osdp_file.c
index cc7d003..b6c248a 100644
--- a/src/osdp_file.c
+++ b/src/osdp_file.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int osdp_file_cmd_stat_decode(struct osdp_pd *pd, uint8_t *buf, int len)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (f->state != OSDP_FILE_INPROG) {
+	if (f->state != OSDP_FILE_INPROG && f->state != OSDP_FILE_KEEP_ALIVE) {
 		LOG_ERR("Stat_Decode: File transfer is not in progress!");
 		return -1;
 	}