diff --git a/bec_plugins/utils/saxs_params_start_stop.py b/bec_plugins/utils/saxs_params_start_stop.py
index 1f884a8..6cbc9ad 100755
--- a/bec_plugins/utils/saxs_params_start_stop.py
+++ b/bec_plugins/utils/saxs_params_start_stop.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class ScanItem:
     def __init__(self, offset_xy: Callable) -> None:
         self.entry = None
         self.offset_xy = offset_xy
+        self.split_upon_points = 8000
 
     def to_scan_params(self) -> List[dict]:
         interval_x = int(
@@ -41,11 +42,11 @@ class ScanItem:
             "md": {"sample_name": self.entry["sample name"]},
             # "tilt": self.entry["tilt [deg]"]
         }
-        if interval_x * interval_y <= 10000:
+        if interval_x * interval_y <= self.split_upon_points:
             return [base_scan_params]
         scan_params = []
         # if we have more than 10000 points, split them along x
-        num_blocks = int(np.ceil((interval_x * interval_y) / 10000))
+        num_blocks = int(np.ceil((interval_x * interval_y) / self.split_upon_points))
         start_end_positions = np.linspace(
             base_scan_params["start_x"], base_scan_params["end_x"], num_blocks + 1
         )
diff --git a/bin/setup_bec_widgets.sh b/bin/setup_bec_widgets.sh
index de20d5f..35016f5 100755
--- a/bin/setup_bec_widgets.sh
+++ b/bin/setup_bec_widgets.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module add psi-python38/2020.11
 
 cd ~/Data10/software
 python -m venv ./bec_widgets_venv
-source ./bec_venv/bin/activate
+source ./bec_widgets_venv/bin/activate
 pip install --upgrade pip
 cd ~/Data10/software/bec/bec_lib
 pip install -e .