diff --git a/packages/modules/devices/openwb/openwb_flex/consumption_counter.py b/packages/modules/devices/openwb/openwb_flex/consumption_counter.py
index aa6f0eb748..01ec98933e 100644
--- a/packages/modules/devices/openwb/openwb_flex/consumption_counter.py
+++ b/packages/modules/devices/openwb/openwb_flex/consumption_counter.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ def initialize(self) -> None:
         self.__device_id: int = self.kwargs['device_id']
         self.__tcp_client: modbus.ModbusTcpClient_ = self.kwargs['client']
         factory = consumption_counter_factory(self.component_config.configuration.type)
-        self.__client = factory(self.component_config.configuration.id, self.__tcp_client)
+        self.fault_state = FaultState(ComponentInfo.from_component_config(self.component_config))
+        self.__client = factory(self.component_config.configuration.id, self.__tcp_client, self.fault_state)
         self.sim_counter = SimCounter(self.__device_id, self.component_config.id, prefix="bezug")
         self.store = get_counter_value_store(self.component_config.id)
         self.fault_state = FaultState(ComponentInfo.from_component_config(self.component_config))