diff --git a/src/JJYReceiver.cpp b/src/JJYReceiver.cpp
index 983bc7e..3dffbf8 100644
--- a/src/JJYReceiver.cpp
+++ b/src/JJYReceiver.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ void JJYReceiver::begin(){
 
 void JJYReceiver::stop(){
   power(false);
-  state = TIMETICK;
 }
 
 //timeinfo.tm_yday = // Day of the year is not implmented in Arduino time.h