diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6ff51ff9532d71f1e1b675e481d7a05caedf724..9ad42dfab7d9d9e4c1180775232d19d0725f28fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ Next change the version in the following places:
 
 # Release Notes
 
+* 0.42.7 Prevent Prometheus name collision in ProtectionControl state attribute
 * 0.42.6 Fix crash caused by emitting change events for attributes polled by Tango
 * 0.42.5 Add additional features to protection control
 * 0.42.4 Add integration test fixture that routinely tests against cross test dependencies
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/VERSION b/tangostationcontrol/VERSION
index e4e9a42eb61a0200e9e386700de77c7f438fcf29..6028e3fe54dc09cdf4b68290140d73650d32328f 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/VERSION
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.42.6
+0.42.7
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/protection_control.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/protection_control.py
index dba1916a6d6d8aab0e716cbc4fd845849f4fa786..621a5580283962162805ec664cf5e7d26ed4d6ea 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/protection_control.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/protection_control.py
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ class ProtectionControl(LOFARDevice):
     # Attributes
     # ----------
 
-    @attribute(dtype=ProtectionStateEnum, fisallowed="is_attribute_access_allowed")
-    def state_R(self):
+    @attribute(dtype=ProtectionStateEnum)
+    def protection_state_R(self):
         if self._protection_manager:
-            return self._protection_manager.state
+            return int(self._protection_manager.state)
         else:
-            return ProtectionStateEnum.DEACTIVATED
+            return int(ProtectionStateEnum.DEACTIVATED)
 
     @attribute(
         doc="Whether the station is periodically evaluated against damage",
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class ProtectionControl(LOFARDevice):
         "this value can be extremely stale!",
         dtype=str,
     )
-    def last_threshold_device_attribute(self):
+    def last_threshold_device_attribute_R(self):
         return self._metrics.threshold_device_attribute
 
         # --------
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_protection_control_device.py b/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_protection_control_device.py
index 7f06d5110c1a4af6271d711d352ecdc5a2818929..eed4590ffa3c643684d03f580aa0763e1ede5691 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_protection_control_device.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_protection_control_device.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from tango.test_context import DeviceTestContext
 
 from tangostationcontrol.common.constants import DEFAULT_POLLING_PERIOD_MS
 from tangostationcontrol.devices import protection_control
+from tangostationcontrol.protection.state import ProtectionStateEnum
 
 from test.devices import device_base
 
@@ -35,6 +36,21 @@ class TestProtectionControlDevice(device_base.DeviceTestCase):
 
             self.assertTrue(proxy.protection_monitor_thread_running_R)
 
+    def test_protection_control_state(self, _database):
+
+        with DeviceTestContext(
+            protection_control.ProtectionControl,
+            process=False,
+            timeout=10,
+        ) as proxy:
+
+            self.assertEqual(ProtectionStateEnum.DEACTIVATED, proxy.protection_state_R)
+
+            proxy.initialise()
+            proxy.on()
+
+            self.assertEqual(ProtectionStateEnum.OFF, proxy.protection_state_R)
+
     def test_periodic_reattempt(self, _database):
         with DeviceTestContext(
             protection_control.ProtectionControl,