diff --git a/bmc_state_manager.cpp b/bmc_state_manager.cpp
index a921fda..49aaf36 100644
--- a/bmc_state_manager.cpp
+++ b/bmc_state_manager.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@
     // into the reboot process
     if (server::BMC::Transition::HardReboot == tranReq)
     {
+        // Put BMC state not NotReady when issuing a BMC reboot
+        // and stop monitoring for state changes
+        this->currentBMCState(BMCState::NotReady);
+        this->stateSignal.reset();
+
         auto method = this->bus.new_method_call(
             SYSTEMD_SERVICE, SYSTEMD_OBJ_PATH, SYSTEMD_INTERFACE, "Reboot");
         try
@@ -168,6 +173,11 @@
 
         method.append(sysdUnit, "replace-irreversibly");
 
+        // Put BMC state not NotReady when issuing a BMC reboot
+        // and stop monitoring for state changes
+        this->currentBMCState(BMCState::NotReady);
+        this->stateSignal.reset();
+
         try
         {
             this->bus.call(method);