diff --git a/src/libimcv/plugins/imv_scanner/imv_scanner_state.c b/src/libimcv/plugins/imv_scanner/imv_scanner_state.c
index d8bba988e..4c570c46a 100644
--- a/src/libimcv/plugins/imv_scanner/imv_scanner_state.c
+++ b/src/libimcv/plugins/imv_scanner/imv_scanner_state.c
@@ -282,7 +282,10 @@ METHOD(imv_state_t, get_reason_string, bool,
 	/* Instantiate a TNC Reason String object */
 	DESTROY_IF(this->reason_string);
 	this->reason_string = imv_reason_string_create(*reason_language);
-	this->reason_string->add_reason(this->reason_string, reasons);
+	if (this->rec != TNC_IMV_ACTION_RECOMMENDATION_NO_RECOMMENDATION)
+	{
+		this->reason_string->add_reason(this->reason_string, reasons);
+	}
 	*reason_string = this->reason_string->get_encoding(this->reason_string);
 
 	return TRUE;