diff --git a/cmvr-es/devices/arm/ume_robot_arm/include/ume_robot_arm.h b/cmvr-es/devices/arm/ume_robot_arm/include/ume_robot_arm.h
index 849277f4..552a61d5 100644
--- a/cmvr-es/devices/arm/ume_robot_arm/include/ume_robot_arm.h
+++ b/cmvr-es/devices/arm/ume_robot_arm/include/ume_robot_arm.h
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ public:
 
     Result emergencyStop() override;
     Result protectiveStop() override;
+    Result recoverProtectiveStop(
+        const JointTrajectory&,
+        const MotionOptions&) override
+    {
+        return Result::failure(
+            ArmErrorCode::UnsupportedCommand,
+            "protective recovery is not implemented for UmeRobotArm");
+    }
     Result setSpeedScaling(double scaling) override;
     double getSpeedScaling() const override { return 1.0; }
     bool isProtectiveStopped() const override