diff --git a/omnipod-dash/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/pump/omnipod/dash/driver/comm/message/MessageIO.kt b/omnipod-dash/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/pump/omnipod/dash/driver/comm/message/MessageIO.kt
index 2394ae14e2..0aa3033894 100644
--- a/omnipod-dash/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/pump/omnipod/dash/driver/comm/message/MessageIO.kt
+++ b/omnipod-dash/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/pump/omnipod/dash/driver/comm/message/MessageIO.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class MessageIO(
     fun sendMessage(msg: MessagePacket): MessageSendResult {
         val foundRTS = cmdBleIO.flushIncomingQueue()
         if (foundRTS) {
-            val msg = receiveMessage()
+            val msg = receiveMessage(false)
             aapsLogger.warn(LTag.PUMPBTCOMM, "sendMessage received message=$msg")
             throw IllegalStateException("Received message while trying to send")
         }
@@ -90,11 +90,13 @@ class MessageIO(
     }
 
     @Suppress("ReturnCount")
-    fun receiveMessage(): MessagePacket? {
-        val expectRTS = cmdBleIO.expectCommandType(BleCommandRTS, MESSAGE_READ_TIMEOUT_MS)
-        if (expectRTS !is BleConfirmSuccess) {
-            aapsLogger.warn(LTag.PUMPBTCOMM, "Error reading RTS: $expectRTS")
-            return null
+    fun receiveMessage(readRTS: Boolean = true): MessagePacket? {
+        if (readRTS) {
+            val expectRTS = cmdBleIO.expectCommandType(BleCommandRTS, MESSAGE_READ_TIMEOUT_MS)
+            if (expectRTS !is BleConfirmSuccess) {
+                aapsLogger.warn(LTag.PUMPBTCOMM, "Error reading RTS: $expectRTS")
+                return null
+            }
         }
 
         val sendResult = cmdBleIO.sendAndConfirmPacket(BleCommandCTS.data)
diff --git a/omnipod-dash/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/pump/omnipod/dash/ui/OmnipodDashOverviewFragment.kt b/omnipod-dash/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/pump/omnipod/dash/ui/OmnipodDashOverviewFragment.kt
index ea37bf5aeb..97f70338a5 100644
--- a/omnipod-dash/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/pump/omnipod/dash/ui/OmnipodDashOverviewFragment.kt
+++ b/omnipod-dash/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/pump/omnipod/dash/ui/OmnipodDashOverviewFragment.kt
@@ -432,12 +432,14 @@ class OmnipodDashOverviewFragment : DaggerFragment() {
             }
         }
 
-        val podStatusColor =
-            if (!podStateManager.isActivationCompleted || podStateManager.isPodKaput || podStateManager.isSuspended) {
+        val podStatusColor = when {
+            !podStateManager.isActivationCompleted || podStateManager.isPodKaput || podStateManager.isSuspended ->
                 Color.RED
-            } else {
+            podStateManager.activeCommand != null ->
+                Color.YELLOW
+            else ->
                 Color.WHITE
-            }
+        }
         podInfoBinding.podStatus.setTextColor(podStatusColor)
     }