diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
index 0efe2fb67..a199ffd68 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
@@ -2400,9 +2400,8 @@ int stopStateMachine() {
     while (isTransmitting) {
         // wait for beb to send out all packets
         if (Beb_IsTransmitting(&isTransmitting, send_to_ten_gig, 1) == FAIL) {
-            strcpy(mess, "Could not read delay counters\n");
-            *ret = (int)FAIL;
-            return;
+            LOG(logERROR, ("failed to stop acquisition\n"));
+            return FAIL;
         }
         if (isTransmitting) {
             printf("Transmitting...\n");