diff --git a/hardware_interface/src/actuator.cpp b/hardware_interface/src/actuator.cpp
index 13f2090d1f..653b25aac3 100644
--- a/hardware_interface/src/actuator.cpp
+++ b/hardware_interface/src/actuator.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & Actuator::deactivate()
 const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & Actuator::error()
 {
   std::unique_lock<std::recursive_mutex> lock(actuators_mutex_);
-  if (impl_->get_lifecycle_state().id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_UNKNOWN)
+  if (
+    impl_->get_lifecycle_state().id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_UNKNOWN &&
+    impl_->get_lifecycle_state().id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_UNCONFIGURED)
   {
     switch (impl_->on_error(impl_->get_lifecycle_state()))
     {
diff --git a/hardware_interface/src/resource_manager.cpp b/hardware_interface/src/resource_manager.cpp
index f368f2a00a..c2593030c5 100644
--- a/hardware_interface/src/resource_manager.cpp
+++ b/hardware_interface/src/resource_manager.cpp
@@ -1808,6 +1808,7 @@ HardwareReadWriteStatus ResourceManager::read(
       }
       if (ret_val == return_type::ERROR)
       {
+        component.error();
         read_write_status.ok = false;
         read_write_status.failed_hardware_names.push_back(component.get_name());
         resource_storage_->remove_all_hardware_interfaces_from_available_list(component.get_name());
@@ -1868,6 +1869,7 @@ HardwareReadWriteStatus ResourceManager::write(
       }
       if (ret_val == return_type::ERROR)
       {
+        component.error();
         read_write_status.ok = false;
         read_write_status.failed_hardware_names.push_back(component.get_name());
         resource_storage_->remove_all_hardware_interfaces_from_available_list(component.get_name());
diff --git a/hardware_interface/src/sensor.cpp b/hardware_interface/src/sensor.cpp
index 83b4c9face..b5484ee233 100644
--- a/hardware_interface/src/sensor.cpp
+++ b/hardware_interface/src/sensor.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & Sensor::deactivate()
 const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & Sensor::error()
 {
   std::unique_lock<std::recursive_mutex> lock(sensors_mutex_);
-  if (impl_->get_lifecycle_state().id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_UNKNOWN)
+  if (
+    impl_->get_lifecycle_state().id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_UNKNOWN &&
+    impl_->get_lifecycle_state().id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_UNCONFIGURED)
   {
     switch (impl_->on_error(impl_->get_lifecycle_state()))
     {
diff --git a/hardware_interface/src/system.cpp b/hardware_interface/src/system.cpp
index 6e96814c24..044eea9d6b 100644
--- a/hardware_interface/src/system.cpp
+++ b/hardware_interface/src/system.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & System::deactivate()
 const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & System::error()
 {
   std::unique_lock<std::recursive_mutex> lock(system_mutex_);
-  if (impl_->get_lifecycle_state().id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_UNKNOWN)
+  if (
+    impl_->get_lifecycle_state().id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_UNKNOWN &&
+    impl_->get_lifecycle_state().id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_UNCONFIGURED)
   {
     switch (impl_->on_error(impl_->get_lifecycle_state()))
     {