diff --git a/app/src/gen3/talent.py b/app/src/gen3/talent.py
index daf700f..44c7d0f 100644
--- a/app/src/gen3/talent.py
+++ b/app/src/gen3/talent.py
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ class Control:
 
 
 class Talent(Message):
-    STATE_INIT = 0
-    STATE_UP = 2
-    STATE_CLOSED = 3
-
     def __init__(self, server_side: bool, id_str=b''):
         super().__init__(server_side)
         self.await_conn_resp_cnt = 0
@@ -48,7 +44,6 @@ class Talent(Message):
         self.db = InfosG3()
         self.mb = Modbus()
         self.forward_modbus_resp = False
-        self.state = self.STATE_INIT
         self.switch = {
             0x00: self.msg_contact_info,
             0x13: self.msg_ota_update,
diff --git a/app/src/messages.py b/app/src/messages.py
index 5bcf711..615c054 100644
--- a/app/src/messages.py
+++ b/app/src/messages.py
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class IterRegistry(type):
 
 class Message(metaclass=IterRegistry):
     _registry = []
+    STATE_INIT = 0
+    STATE_UP = 2
+    STATE_CLOSED = 3
 
     def __init__(self, server_side: bool):
         self._registry.append(weakref.ref(self))
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ class Message(metaclass=IterRegistry):
         self._send_buffer = bytearray(0)
         self._forward_buffer = bytearray(0)
         self.new_data = {}
+        self.state = self.STATE_INIT
 
     '''
     Empty methods, that have to be implemented in any child class which