diff --git a/src/Blinker/BlinkerApi.h b/src/Blinker/BlinkerApi.h
index 8f0f876c..31b4a340 100644
--- a/src/Blinker/BlinkerApi.h
+++ b/src/Blinker/BlinkerApi.h
@@ -614,7 +614,11 @@ class BlinkerApi
             if (STRING_find_string_value(static_cast<Proto*>(this)->dataParse(), state, BLINKER_CMD_GET)) {
                 // _fresh = true;
                 if (state == BLINKER_CMD_STATE) {
+#if defined(BLINKER_MQTT)
                     static_cast<Proto*>(this)->print(BLINKER_CMD_STATE, BLINKER_CMD_ONLINE);
+#else
+                    static_cast<Proto*>(this)->print(BLINKER_CMD_STATE, BLINKER_CMD_CONNECTED);
+#endif
                     _fresh = true;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/Blinker/BlinkerConfig.h b/src/Blinker/BlinkerConfig.h
index 19ad8fef..ba883c0f 100644
--- a/src/Blinker/BlinkerConfig.h
+++ b/src/Blinker/BlinkerConfig.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 
 #define BLINKER_CMD_ONLINE              "online"
 
+#define BLINKER_CMD_CONNECTED           "connected"
+
 #define BLINKER_CMD_VERSION             "version"
 
 #define BLINKER_CMD_NOTICE              "notice"