diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/flomni/flomni.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/flomni/flomni.py
index 53eb95d..379af32 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/flomni/flomni.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/flomni/flomni.py
@@ -2156,7 +2156,22 @@ class Flomni(
         dev = builtins.__dict__.get("dev")
         bec = builtins.__dict__.get("bec")
 
-        self.feye_out()
+        # Only run the full eye-out / optics-in transition if we are not
+        # already in measurement condition with feedback running. That
+        # transition disables and re-enables-with-reset the rt feedback, which
+        # re-zeros the interferometers and moves us away from the current
+        # sample position. Skipping it when unnecessary lets us repeat
+        # alignment scans (e.g. after changing scan parameters) or interleave
+        # an alignment run into a tomogram while staying right where the last
+        # measurement was.
+        feedback_running = dev.rtx.controller.feedback_is_running()
+        if self._check_eye_out_and_optics_in() and feedback_running:
+            print(
+                "Setup already in measurement condition with feedback running; "
+                "skipping feye_out() to avoid an interferometer reset."
+            )
+        else:
+            self.feye_out()
         tags = ["BEC_alignment_tomo", self.sample_name]
         self.write_alignment_scan_numbers(bec.queue.next_scan_number)
         start_angle = 0