diff --git a/centreon-broker/bam/src/ba.cc b/centreon-broker/bam/src/ba.cc
index 665f6ba83c6..d37832c7517 100644
--- a/centreon-broker/bam/src/ba.cc
+++ b/centreon-broker/bam/src/ba.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ ba::ba(uint32_t id,
       _host_id(host_id),
       _service_id(service_id),
       _generate_virtual_status(generate_virtual_status),
-      _computed_soft_state(ba::state::state_ok),
+      _computed_soft_state(source == configuration::ba::state_source_best ?
+          ba::state::state_critical : ba::state::state_ok),
       _computed_hard_state(source == configuration::ba::state_source_best ?
           ba::state::state_critical : ba::state::state_ok),
       _num_soft_critical_childs{0.f},