diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index 02d8545fb..2dfe6df9f 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -3076,6 +3076,22 @@ int multiSlsDetector::readConfigurationFile(string const fname){
 
   
 
+  int nd=thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors;
+  
+    for (int i=0; i<nd; i++) {
+      //    sprintf(ext,".det%d",i);
+      if (detectors[i]) {
+	detectors[i]->freeSharedMemory();
+      }
+    }
+    thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors=0;
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
   multiSlsDetectorClient *cmd;
   char ext[100];
 
@@ -3086,11 +3102,10 @@ int multiSlsDetector::readConfigurationFile(string const fname){
     ifstream infile;
     int iargval;
     int interrupt=0;
-    char *args[100];
-    for (int ia=0; ia<100; ia++) {
-      args[ia]=new char[1000];
-    }
-    
+    char *args[1000];
+
+    char myargs[1000][1000];
+
     
     string sargname, sargval;
     int iline=0;
@@ -3127,10 +3142,23 @@ int multiSlsDetector::readConfigurationFile(string const fname){
 #ifdef VERBOSE 
 	    std::cout<< iargval << " " << sargname  << std::endl;
 #endif
-	    strcpy(args[iargval],sargname.c_str());
+
+	    strcpy(myargs[iargval], sargname.c_str());
+	    args[iargval]=myargs[iargval];
+
+#ifdef VERBOSE 
+	    std::cout<< "--" << iargval << " " << args[iargval]  << std::endl;
+#endif
+
 	    iargval++;
 	    //}
 	  }
+
+#ifdef VERBOSE 
+	  cout << endl;
+	  for (int ia=0; ia<iargval; ia++) cout << args[ia] << " ??????? ";
+	  cout << endl;
+#endif	
 	  cmd=new multiSlsDetectorClient(iargval, args, PUT_ACTION, this);
 	  delete cmd;
 	}
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetectorClient.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetectorClient.h
index 415beca68..0662fcc52 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetectorClient.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetectorClient.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class multiSlsDetectorClient  {
     if (action==slsDetectorDefs::GET_ACTION && argc<1) {		\
       cout << "Wrong usage - should be: "<< argv[0] << "[id-][pos:]channel arg" << endl; \
       cout << endl;							\
+
       return;								\
     };									\
     if (myDetector==NULL) {
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index f7870b482..55cf06071 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -4792,11 +4792,10 @@ int slsDetector::readConfigurationFile(string const fname){
     ifstream infile;
     //    int iargval;
     // int interrupt=0;
-    char *args[100];
-    for (int ia=0; ia<100; ia++) {
-      args[ia]=new char[1000];
-    }
-    
+    char *args[1000];
+//     for (int ia=0; ia<100; ia++) {
+//       args[ia]=new char[1000];
+//     }
     
     string sargname, sargval;
     int iline=0;
@@ -4831,10 +4830,7 @@ int slsDetector::readConfigurationFile(ifstream &infile){
     int iargval;
     int interrupt=0;
     char *args[100];
-    for (int ia=0; ia<100; ia++) {
-      args[ia]=new char[1000];
-    }
-    
+    char myargs[1000][1000];
     
     string sargname, sargval;
     int iline=0;
@@ -4866,7 +4862,8 @@ int slsDetector::readConfigurationFile(ifstream &infile){
 #ifdef VERBOSE 
 	    std::cout<< iargval << " " << sargname  << std::endl;
 #endif
-	    strcpy(args[iargval],sargname.c_str());
+	    strcpy(myargs[iargval],sargname.c_str());
+	    args[iargval]=myargs[iargval];
 	    iargval++;
 	    //}
 	}
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
index 1e534ed5a..3e89adb6d 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
@@ -605,9 +605,9 @@ slsDetectorCommand::slsDetectorCommand(slsDetectorUtils *det)  {
 
   numberOfCommands=i;
   
-#ifdef VERBOSE
-  cout << "Number of commands is " << numberOfCommands << endl;
-#endif
+// #ifdef VERBOSE
+//   cout << "Number of commands is " << numberOfCommands << endl;
+// #endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.cpp
index ab224eb59..04ddb8b1e 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorUtils.cpp
@@ -523,9 +523,11 @@ int slsDetectorUtils::retrieveDetectorSetup(string const fname1, int level){
    int iargval;
    int interrupt=0;
   char *args[2];
-  for (int ia=0; ia<2; ia++) {
-    args[ia]=new char[1000];
-  }
+
+  char myargs[2][1000];
+  args[0]=myargs[0];
+  args[1]=myargs[1];
+
   string sargname, sargval;
   int iline=0;
   
@@ -562,7 +564,7 @@ int slsDetectorUtils::retrieveDetectorSetup(string const fname1, int level){
 	while (ssstr.good()) {
 	  ssstr >> sargname;
 	  //  if (ssstr.good()) {
-	    strcpy(args[iargval],sargname.c_str());
+	    strcpy(myargs[iargval],sargname.c_str());
 #ifdef VERBOSE
       std::cout<< args[iargval]  << std::endl;
 #endif