diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c
index cd86d1bd2..d22a8a1d9 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c
@@ -1105,6 +1105,8 @@ static void node_on_data_fd_events(struct spa_source *source)
 	if (source->rmask & SPA_IO_IN) {
 		uint64_t cmd;
 		struct pw_impl_node *node = this->impl->this.node;
+		struct pw_node_activation *a = node->rt.activation;
+		int status;
 
 		if (SPA_UNLIKELY(spa_system_eventfd_read(this->data_system,
 					this->data_source.fd, &cmd) < 0))
@@ -1113,8 +1115,9 @@ static void node_on_data_fd_events(struct spa_source *source)
 			pw_log_info("(%s-%u) client missed %"PRIu64" wakeups",
 				node->name, node->info.id, cmd - 1);
 
-		spa_log_trace_fp(this->log, "%p: got ready", this);
-		spa_node_call_ready(&this->callbacks, SPA_STATUS_HAVE_DATA);
+		status = a->state[0].status;
+		spa_log_trace_fp(this->log, "%p: got ready %d", this, status);
+		spa_node_call_ready(&this->callbacks, status);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index 8e7a88b62..55b4c2d55 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -1189,8 +1189,9 @@ static int node_ready(void *d, int status)
 			spa_node_process(p->mix);
 	}
 
-	spa_system_clock_gettime(data_system, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
+	a->state[0].status = status;
 	a->status = PW_NODE_ACTIVATION_TRIGGERED;
+	spa_system_clock_gettime(data_system, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
 	a->signal_time = SPA_TIMESPEC_TO_NSEC(&ts);
 
 	if (SPA_UNLIKELY(spa_system_eventfd_write(data_system, data->rtwritefd, 1) < 0))