diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.km200/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/km200/internal/handler/KM200GatewayHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.km200/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/km200/internal/handler/KM200GatewayHandler.java
index 95d6826aa..1f2da882e 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.km200/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/km200/internal/handler/KM200GatewayHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.km200/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/km200/internal/handler/KM200GatewayHandler.java
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ public class KM200GatewayHandler extends BaseBridgeHandler {
         super(bridge);
         refreshInterval = 120;
         readDelay = 100;
-        updateStatus(ThingStatus.UNINITIALIZED, ThingStatusDetail.CONFIGURATION_PENDING);
         remoteDevice = new KM200Device(httpClient);
         dataHandler = new KM200DataHandler(remoteDevice);
         executor = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(2, new NamedThreadFactory("org.openhab.binding.km200", true));