diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/50_MOBILEALERTSGW.pm b/fhem/FHEM/50_MOBILEALERTSGW.pm
index 873021ec3..8e4b76b94 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/50_MOBILEALERTSGW.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/50_MOBILEALERTSGW.pm
@@ -464,14 +464,14 @@ sub MOBILEALERTSGW_Read($$) {
     if ( $actioncode eq "00" ) {
         Log3 $MA_wname, 4,
 "$MA_wname MOBILEALERTSGW: $MA_cname: Initrequest from $gwserial $gwmac";
-        MOBILEALERTSGW_DecodeInit( $hash, $POSTdata );
         MOBILEALERTSGW_DefaultAnswer($hash);
+        MOBILEALERTSGW_DecodeInit( $hash, $POSTdata );
     }
     elsif ( $actioncode eq "C0" ) {
         Log3 $MA_wname, 4,
           "$MA_wname MOBILEALERTSGW: $MA_cname: Data from $gwserial $gwmac";
-        MOBILEALERTSGW_DecodeData( $hash, $POSTdata );
         MOBILEALERTSGW_DefaultAnswer($hash);
+        MOBILEALERTSGW_DecodeData( $hash, $POSTdata );
     }
     else {
         TcpServer_WriteBlocking( $MA_chash,