diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index cb54e8117..fe1b64347 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ slsDetectorDefs::runStatus  multiSlsDetector::getRunStatus() {
       setErrorMask(getErrorMask()|(1<<0));
   }
 
-  for (int i=0; i<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; i++) {
+  for (int i=1; i<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; i++) {
     s1=detectors[i]->getRunStatus(); 
     if(detectors[i]->getErrorMask())
       setErrorMask(getErrorMask()|(1<<i));
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
index 8c665b502..beeb17d43 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
@@ -1012,6 +1012,9 @@ u_int32_t runState(void) {
     write_status_sm("Running");
   else
     write_status_sm("Stopped");  
+
+  write_istatus_sm(s);
+
 #endif
 #ifdef VERBOSE
   printf("status %08x\n",s);
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/mythenDetectorServer b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/mythenDetectorServer
index 676b1fc36..4f08aa734 100755
Binary files a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/mythenDetectorServer and b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/mythenDetectorServer differ
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/server_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
index 1c35b06de..6f624d025 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
@@ -1805,15 +1805,16 @@ int get_run_status(int file_des) {
   enum runStatus s;
   sprintf(mess,"getting run status\n");
 
-#ifdef VERBOSE
-  printf("Getting status\n");
-#endif 
+  //#ifdef VERBOSE
+  printf("********************************* Getting status\n");
+  //#endif 
 
   retval= runState();
 
-  if (retval&0x8000)
+  if (retval&0x8000) {
     s=ERROR;
-  else if (retval&0x00000001)
+    printf("********* Status error %08x\n",retval); 
+  }  else if (retval&0x00000001)
     if (retval&0x00010000)
       s=TRANSMITTING;
     else
@@ -1829,8 +1830,15 @@ int get_run_status(int file_des) {
 
   if (ret!=OK) {
     printf("get status failed\n");
-  } else if (differentClients)
-    ret=FORCE_UPDATE;
+  } //else if (differentClients)
+    //ret=FORCE_UPDATE;
+
+  
+
+  //#ifdef VERBOSE
+  printf("%d %08x %d\n", ret, retval, s);
+  //#endif 
+
 
   n = sendDataOnly(file_des,&ret,sizeof(ret));
   if (ret==FAIL) {
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/sharedmemory.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/sharedmemory.c
index 4504cfe05..302a0308c 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/sharedmemory.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/sharedmemory.c
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ void write_status_sm(char *status) {
   strcpy(stdata->status,status);
 }
 
+void write_istatus_sm(int i) {
+  stdata->istatus=i;
+}
+int read_istatus_sm() {
+  return stdata->istatus;
+}
+
 void write_stop_sm(int v) {
   stdata->stop=v;
 }
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/sharedmemory.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/sharedmemory.h
index 8a5d89083..d50eb5047 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/sharedmemory.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/mythenDetectorServer/sharedmemory.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 struct statusdata {
   int runnumber;
   int stop;
+  int istatus;
   char status[20];
 } ;
 
@@ -44,4 +45,8 @@ void write_status_sm(char *status);
 void write_stop_sm(int v);
 void write_runnumber_sm(int v);
 
+void write_istatus_sm(int v);
+
+int read_istatus_sm();
+
 #endif
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index 5aeba44af..a97372688 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -3191,6 +3191,7 @@ slsDetectorDefs::runStatus slsDetector::getRunStatus(){
   int fnum=F_GET_RUN_STATUS;
   int ret=FAIL;
   char mess[100];
+  strcpy(mess,"aaaaa");
   runStatus retval=ERROR;
 #ifdef VERBOSE
   std::cout<< "Getting status "<< std::endl;
@@ -3199,12 +3200,16 @@ slsDetectorDefs::runStatus slsDetector::getRunStatus(){
     if (stopSocket) {
       if  (stopSocket->Connect()>=0) {
 	stopSocket->SendDataOnly(&fnum,sizeof(fnum));
-	stopSocket->ReceiveDataOnly(&ret,sizeof(ret));
+	cout << stopSocket->ReceiveDataOnly(&ret,sizeof(ret)) ;
+
+	cout << "________:::____________" << ret << endl;
+	
 	if (ret==FAIL) {
 	  stopSocket->ReceiveDataOnly(mess,sizeof(mess));
 	  std::cout<< "Detector returned error: " << mess << std::endl;
 	} else {
-	  stopSocket->ReceiveDataOnly(&retval,sizeof(retval));   
+	  stopSocket->ReceiveDataOnly(&retval,sizeof(retval));  
+	cout << "____________________" << retval << endl; 
 	} 
 	stopSocket->Disconnect();
       }