diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/DetectorImpl.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/DetectorImpl.cpp
index 7792383b0..169c0d086 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/DetectorImpl.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/DetectorImpl.cpp
@@ -744,9 +744,8 @@ void DetectorImpl::readFrameFromReceiver() {
             }
         }
 
-        LOG(logDEBUG) << "Call Back Info:"
-                      << "\n\t nDetPixelsX: " << nDetPixelsX
-                      << "\n\t nDetPixelsY: " << nDetPixelsY
+        LOG(logDEBUG) << "Call Back Info:" << "\n\t nDetPixelsX: "
+                      << nDetPixelsX << "\n\t nDetPixelsY: " << nDetPixelsY
                       << "\n\t databytes: " << multisize
                       << "\n\t dynamicRange: " << dynamicRange;
 
@@ -764,8 +763,8 @@ void DetectorImpl::readFrameFromReceiver() {
                 callbackImage = multigappixels;
                 imagesize = n;
             }
-            LOG(logDEBUG) << "Image Info:"
-                          << "\n\tnDetActualPixelsX: " << nDetActualPixelsX
+            LOG(logDEBUG) << "Image Info:" << "\n\tnDetActualPixelsX: "
+                          << nDetActualPixelsX
                           << "\n\tnDetActualPixelsY: " << nDetActualPixelsY
                           << "\n\timagesize: " << imagesize
                           << "\n\tdynamicRange: " << dynamicRange;
@@ -800,8 +799,7 @@ void DetectorImpl::readFrameFromReceiver() {
 int DetectorImpl::insertGapPixels(char *image, char *&gpImage, bool quadEnable,
                                   int dr, int &nPixelsx, int &nPixelsy) {
 
-    LOG(logDEBUG) << "Insert Gap pixels:"
-                  << "\n\t nPixelsx: " << nPixelsx
+    LOG(logDEBUG) << "Insert Gap pixels:" << "\n\t nPixelsx: " << nPixelsx
                   << "\n\t nPixelsy: " << nPixelsy
                   << "\n\t quadEnable: " << quadEnable << "\n\t dr: " << dr;
 
@@ -886,12 +884,10 @@ int DetectorImpl::insertGapPixels(char *image, char *&gpImage, bool quadEnable,
                   << "nMod1Pixelsy: " << nMod1Pixelsy << "\n\t"
                   << "nMod1GapPixelsx: " << nMod1GapPixelsx << "\n\t"
                   << "nMod1GapPixelsy: " << nMod1GapPixelsy << "\n\t"
-                  << "nChipy: " << nChipy << "\n\t"
-                  << "nChipx: " << nChipx << "\n\t"
-                  << "nModx: " << nModx << "\n\t"
-                  << "nMody: " << nMody << "\n\t"
-                  << "nTotx: " << nTotx << "\n\t"
-                  << "nToty: " << nToty << "\n\t"
+                  << "nChipy: " << nChipy << "\n\t" << "nChipx: " << nChipx
+                  << "\n\t" << "nModx: " << nModx << "\n\t"
+                  << "nMody: " << nMody << "\n\t" << "nTotx: " << nTotx
+                  << "\n\t" << "nToty: " << nToty << "\n\t"
                   << "bytesPerPixel: " << bytesPerPixel << "\n\t"
                   << "imagesize: " << imagesize << "\n\t"
                   << "nChipBytesx: " << nChipBytesx << "\n\t"
@@ -1323,6 +1319,11 @@ void DetectorImpl::startAcquisition(const bool blocking, Positions pos) {
             // ensure all status normal (slaves not blocking)
             // to catch those slaves that are still 'waiting'
             auto status = Parallel(&Module::getRunStatus, pos);
+            // if any slave still waiting, wait up to 1s
+            for (int i = 0; i != 20 && status.any(WAITING); ++i) {
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
+                status = Parallel(&Module::getRunStatus, pos);
+            }
             if (!status.contains_only(IDLE, STOPPED, RUN_FINISHED)) {
                 throw RuntimeError("Acquisition not successful. "
                                    "Unexpected detector status");