diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h
index 7051797b3..d21faff38 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h
@@ -1240,7 +1240,8 @@ class multiSlsDetector  : public slsDetectorUtils {
 
 
   slsDetector *getSlsDetector(int pos) {if (pos>=0 && pos< MAXDET) return detectors[pos]; return NULL;};
-
+  //additional way of accessing
+  slsDetector *operator()(int pos) {if (pos>=0 && pos< MAXDET) return detectors[pos]; return NULL;};
 
 
   //receiver