diff --git a/src/isar_robot/config/settings.env b/src/isar_robot/config/settings.env
index 190649ac..3a5e2343 100644
--- a/src/isar_robot/config/settings.env
+++ b/src/isar_robot/config/settings.env
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 CAPABILITIES = '["take_thermal_image", "take_image", "drive_to_pose"]'
+ROBOT_MODEL = Robot
diff --git a/src/isar_robot/robotinterface.py b/src/isar_robot/robotinterface.py
index ddad35cd..916a2880 100644
--- a/src/isar_robot/robotinterface.py
+++ b/src/isar_robot/robotinterface.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     TimeIndexedPose,
 )
 from robot_interface.models.mission import InspectionStep, Step, StepStatus
+from robot_interface.models.mission.status import RobotStatus
 from robot_interface.robot_interface import RobotInterface
 from robot_interface.telemetry.mqtt_client import MqttTelemetryPublisher
 from robot_interface.telemetry.payloads import (
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ def get_telemetry_publishers(self, queue: Queue, robot_id: str) -> List[Thread]:
             telemetry_method=self._get_pose_telemetry,
             topic=f"isar/{robot_id}/pose",
             interval=1,
-            retain=True,
+            retain=False,
         )
         pose_thread: Thread = Thread(
             target=pose_publisher.run,
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ def get_telemetry_publishers(self, queue: Queue, robot_id: str) -> List[Thread]:
             telemetry_method=self._get_battery_telemetry,
             topic=f"isar/{robot_id}/battery",
             interval=5,
-            retain=True,
+            retain=False,
         )
         battery_thread: Thread = Thread(
             target=battery_publisher.run,
@@ -140,5 +141,5 @@ def _get_battery_telemetry(self, robot_id: str) -> str:
         )
         return json.dumps(battery_payload, cls=EnhancedJSONEncoder)
 
-    def is_robot_online(self) -> bool:
-        return True
+    def robot_status(self) -> RobotStatus:
+        return RobotStatus.Available