diff --git a/src/ska_tango_base/base/base_device.py b/src/ska_tango_base/base/base_device.py
index ef2d9e28a73d2eb1c6d213156b392730a4adacb0..6bbfc93a56c54de9fd33a2516e6bfee69c7b05b0 100644
--- a/src/ska_tango_base/base/base_device.py
+++ b/src/ska_tango_base/base/base_device.py
@@ -1237,17 +1237,6 @@ class SKABaseDevice(Device):
             self.logger.info(message)
             return (ResultCode.OK, message)
 
-    def is_Reset_allowed(self):
-        """
-        Whether the ``Reset()`` command is allowed to be run in the current state.
-
-        :returns: whether the ``Reset()`` command is allowed to be run in the
-            current state
-        :rtype: boolean
-        """
-        command = self.get_command_object("Reset")
-        return command.is_allowed(raise_if_disallowed=True)
-
     @command(
         dtype_out="DevVarLongStringArray",
         doc_out="(ReturnType, 'informational message')",
@@ -1305,18 +1294,6 @@ class SKABaseDevice(Device):
             self.logger.info(message)
             return (ResultCode.OK, message)
 
-    def is_Standby_allowed(self):
-        """
-        Check if command Standby is allowed in the current device state.
-
-        :raises :py:exc:`CommandError`: if the command is not allowed
-
-        :return: ``True`` if the command is allowed
-        :rtype: boolean
-        """
-        command = self.get_command_object("Standby")
-        return command.is_allowed(raise_if_disallowed=True)
-
     @command(
         dtype_out="DevVarLongStringArray",
         doc_out="(ReturnType, 'informational message')",
@@ -1374,18 +1351,6 @@ class SKABaseDevice(Device):
             self.logger.info(message)
             return (ResultCode.OK, message)
 
-    def is_Off_allowed(self):
-        """
-        Check if command `Off` is allowed in the current device state.
-
-        :raises :py:exc:`CommandError`: if the command is not allowed
-
-        :return: ``True`` if the command is allowed
-        :rtype: boolean
-        """
-        command = self.get_command_object("Off")
-        return command.is_allowed(raise_if_disallowed=True)
-
     @command(
         dtype_out="DevVarLongStringArray",
         doc_out="(ReturnType, 'informational message')",
@@ -1443,19 +1408,6 @@ class SKABaseDevice(Device):
             self.logger.info(message)
             return (ResultCode.OK, message)
 
-    def is_On_allowed(self):
-        """
-        Check if command `On` is allowed in the current device state.
-
-        :raises :py:exc:`CommandError`: if the command is not
-            allowed
-
-        :return: ``True`` if the command is allowed
-        :rtype: boolean
-        """
-        command = self.get_command_object("On")
-        return command.is_allowed(raise_if_disallowed=True)
-
     @command(
         dtype_out="DevVarLongStringArray",
         doc_out="(ReturnType, 'informational message')",
@@ -1537,9 +1489,9 @@ class SKABaseDevice(Device):
 
             :param argin: The command ID
             :type argin: str
-            :return: The resultcode for this command and the code for the state
+            :return: The resultcode for this command and the string of the TaskState
             :rtype: tuple
-                (ResultCode.OK, TaskState)
+                (ResultCode.OK, str)
             """
             result = self.target.get_task_state(argin)
             return (ResultCode.OK, f"{result}")
diff --git a/src/ska_tango_base/base/task_queue_manager.py b/src/ska_tango_base/base/task_queue_manager.py
index 6ea0d5fbf1ed059fa4ca20bc0305fcca64b09393..5ce0a59e15c8f4999c6357f0ae1cc8f88d63255d 100644
--- a/src/ska_tango_base/base/task_queue_manager.py
+++ b/src/ska_tango_base/base/task_queue_manager.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 from queue import Empty, Queue
 from datetime import datetime
 from threading import Event
+from inspect import signature
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 import tango
@@ -380,7 +381,16 @@ class QueueManager:
             """
             try:
                 if hasattr(task, "is_allowed"):
+<<<<<<< HEAD:src/ska_tango_base/base/task_queue_manager.py
                     if not task.is_allowed():
+=======
+                    is_allowed_signature = signature(task.is_allowed)
+                    if "raise_if_disallowed" in is_allowed_signature.parameters:
+                        is_task_allowed = task.is_allowed(raise_if_disallowed=True)
+                    else:
+                        is_task_allowed = task.is_allowed()
+                    if not is_task_allowed:
+>>>>>>> main:src/ska_tango_base/base/task_queue_component_manager.py
                         return TaskResult(
                             ResultCode.NOT_ALLOWED, "Command not allowed", unique_id
                         )
diff --git a/src/ska_tango_base/utils.py b/src/ska_tango_base/utils.py
index c754579e8e62ee1769124227d554ae32775f20b1..c020787c1a8730b820a54b0a65de216107c57f49 100644
--- a/src/ska_tango_base/utils.py
+++ b/src/ska_tango_base/utils.py
@@ -630,6 +630,10 @@ class LongRunningDeviceInterface:
             - If so, fire the callback
             - Clean up
         """
+        if ev.err:
+            self._logger.error("Event system DevError(s) occured: %s", str(ev.errors))
+            return
+
         if ev.attr_value and ev.attr_value.name == "longrunningcommandresult":
             if ev.attr_value.value:
                 # push change event to new attribute for all tango devices
diff --git a/tests/test_base_device.py b/tests/test_base_device.py
index deba667dbb90a36a025f82df7391d97552fe68da..c9f217ca618d66e64a9697efff0a895245c5d32f 100644
--- a/tests/test_base_device.py
+++ b/tests/test_base_device.py
@@ -456,8 +456,12 @@ class TestSKABaseDevice(object):
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKABaseDevice.test_Reset) ENABLED START #
         # The main test of this command is
         # TestSKABaseDevice_commands::test_ResetCommand
-        with pytest.raises(DevFailed):
-            device_under_test.Reset()
+        device_under_test.Reset()
+        assert f"{ResultCode.FAILED}" == device_under_test.longRunningCommandResult[1]
+        assert (
+            "Action reset_invoked is not allowed in op_state OFF"
+            in device_under_test.longRunningCommandResult[2]
+        )
         # PROTECTED REGION END #    //  SKABaseDevice.test_Reset
 
     def test_On(self, device_under_test, tango_change_event_helper):