diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/base_device_classes/lofar_device.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/base_device_classes/lofar_device.py
index 7930a1dc3451810f6a29c3711df9c0cc478e79dc..a43e44b13b8545b78260e80ad50749de433f7880 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/base_device_classes/lofar_device.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/base_device_classes/lofar_device.py
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@ from tangostationcontrol.common.lofar_logging import (
     device_logging_to_python,
 )
 from tangostationcontrol.common.proxy import create_device_proxy
-from tangostationcontrol.common.states import (
-    DEFAULT_COMMAND_STATES,
-    INITIALISED_STATES,
-)
+from tangostationcontrol.common.states import DEFAULT_COMMAND_STATES
 from tangostationcontrol.common.type_checking import sequence_not_str
 from tangostationcontrol.devices.base_device_classes.control_hierarchy import (
     ControlHierarchyDevice,
@@ -220,7 +217,7 @@ class LOFARDevice(Device):
     def is_attribute_access_allowed(self, req_type: AttReqType):
         """Returns whether an attribute wrapped by the AttributeWrapper be accessed."""
 
-        return self.get_state() in INITIALISED_STATES
+        return self.get_state() in DEFAULT_COMMAND_STATES
 
     # TODO(Corne): Actually implement locking in L2SS-940
     def atomic_read_modify_write_attribute(
@@ -405,6 +402,7 @@ class LOFARDevice(Device):
     # Commands
     # --------
 
+    @only_in_states([DevState.OFF])
     def _Initialise(self):
         """
         Command to ask for initialisation of this device. Can only be called in OFF state.
@@ -443,11 +441,11 @@ class LOFARDevice(Device):
     @command()
     @debugit()
     @log_exceptions()
-    @only_in_states([DevState.OFF])
     @fault_on_error()
     def Initialise(self):
         self._Initialise()
 
+    @only_in_states(DEFAULT_COMMAND_STATES)
     def _On(self):
         if self.get_state() == DevState.ON:
             # Already on. Don't complain.
@@ -462,7 +460,6 @@ class LOFARDevice(Device):
     @command()
     @debugit()
     @log_exceptions()
-    @only_in_states(INITIALISED_STATES)
     @fault_on_error()
     def On(self):
         """
@@ -658,7 +655,6 @@ class LOFARDevice(Device):
                     f"Cannot assign default to attribute {attribute}"
                 ) from _e
 
-    @only_in_states(INITIALISED_STATES)
     @command()
     @debugit()
     @log_exceptions()
@@ -668,7 +664,6 @@ class LOFARDevice(Device):
         # This is just the command version of _prepare_hardware().
         self._power_hardware_on()
 
-    @only_in_states(INITIALISED_STATES)
     @command()
     @debugit()
     @log_exceptions()
@@ -698,6 +693,7 @@ class LOFARDevice(Device):
         restart_python()
         logger.error("Failed to restart Device Server")
 
+    @only_in_states([DevState.OFF])
     def _boot(self):
         # setup connections
         self._Initialise()
@@ -708,7 +704,6 @@ class LOFARDevice(Device):
         # make device available
         self._On()
 
-    @only_in_states([DevState.OFF])
     @command()
     def boot(self):
         self._boot()
@@ -720,6 +715,7 @@ class LOFARDevice(Device):
         before configuring the hardware."""
         pass
 
+    @only_in_states(DEFAULT_COMMAND_STATES)
     def _power_hardware_off(self):
         """Override this method to disable any hardware related to the device."""
         pass