diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/matterhonServer/include/MatterhornClientInterface.h b/slsDetectorServers/matterhonServer/include/MatterhornClientInterface.h
index 0cd0c04c5..3fb707511 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/matterhonServer/include/MatterhornClientInterface.h
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/matterhonServer/include/MatterhornClientInterface.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ class MatterhornClientInterface : public ClientInterface {
   private:
     ReturnCode get_version(ServerInterface &socket);
 
+    ReturnCode get_detector_type(ServerInterface &socket);
+
     static std::string getMatterhornServerVersion();
 };
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/matterhonServer/src/MatterhornClientInterface.cpp b/slsDetectorServers/matterhonServer/src/MatterhornClientInterface.cpp
index 78b379231..bd1551e5b 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/matterhonServer/src/MatterhornClientInterface.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/matterhonServer/src/MatterhornClientInterface.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "MatterhornClientInterface.h"
 #include "sls/logger.h"
+#include "sls/sls_detector_defs.h"
 #include "sls/sls_detector_funcs.h"
 #include "sls/versionAPI.h"
 
@@ -14,18 +15,26 @@ MatterhornClientInterface::MatterhornClientInterface(const uint16_t portNumber)
 
     functionTable = {
         {detFuncs::F_GET_SERVER_VERSION,
-         [this](ServerInterface &si) { return this->get_version(si); }}};
+         [this](ServerInterface &si) { return this->get_version(si); }},
+        {detFuncs::F_GET_DETECTOR_TYPE,
+         [this](ServerInterface &si) { return this->get_detector_type(si); }}};
 }
 
 ReturnCode MatterhornClientInterface::get_version(ServerInterface &socket) {
 
     auto version = getMatterhornServerVersion();
     version.resize(MAX_STR_LENGTH);
-    LOG(TLogLevel::logDEBUG1) << "Matterhorn Server Version: " << version;
+    LOG(TLogLevel::logINFO) << "Matterhorn Server Version: " << version;
     return static_cast<ReturnCode>(socket.sendResult(
         version)); // TODO: check what would be possible return codes!!!
 }
 
+ReturnCode
+MatterhornClientInterface::get_detector_type(ServerInterface &socket) {
+    return static_cast<ReturnCode>(
+        socket.sendResult(slsDetectorDefs::detectorType::MATTERHORN));
+}
+
 std::string MatterhornClientInterface::getMatterhornServerVersion() {
     return APIMATTERHORN;
 }
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/include/ClientInterface.h b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/include/ClientInterface.h
index c64820ae0..f39d5555b 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/include/ClientInterface.h
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/include/ClientInterface.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace sls {
  * @brief ClientInterface class handles communication and processing of commands
  * from Client to Server.
  */
-class ClientInterface : private virtual slsDetectorDefs {
+class ClientInterface {
 
   protected:
     // TODO probably requires std::variant
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/DetectorImpl.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/DetectorImpl.cpp
index 300396547..0f48a6b6b 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/DetectorImpl.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/DetectorImpl.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ void DetectorImpl::addModule(const std::string &name) {
     // get type by connecting
     detectorType type = Module::getTypeFromDetector(hostname, port);
 
+    LOG(logDEBUG) << "Detector type of module " << name << " is "
+                  << std::to_string(type);
+
     // gotthard2 cannot have more than 2 modules (50um=1, 25um=2
     if (type == GOTTHARD2 && modules.size() > 2) {
         throw RuntimeError("GotthardII cannot have more than 2 modules. Please "
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/sls_detector_defs.h b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/sls_detector_defs.h
index 8119c8d8b..61138baf1 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/sls_detector_defs.h
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/sls_detector_defs.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_STREAMING_TIMER_IN_MS 500
 
 #define NUM_RX_THREAD_IDS 9
+
 // NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-macro-usage)
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 
@@ -105,7 +106,9 @@ class slsDetectorDefs {
         MOENCH,
         MYTHEN3,
         GOTTHARD2,
-        XILINX_CHIPTESTBOARD
+        XILINX_CHIPTESTBOARD,
+        MATTERHORN // TODO: maybe better to have it under a namespace
+                   // slsDetectorDefs instead of grouped in a class
     };
 
     /**  return values */
@@ -761,6 +764,13 @@ struct detParameters {
             nChipY = 1;
             nDacs = 14;
             break;
+        case slsDetectorDefs::detectorType::MATTERHORN:
+            nChanX = 256;
+            nChanY = 256;
+            nChipX = 4;
+            nChipY = 2;
+            nDacs = 31;
+            break;
         default:
             throw sls::RuntimeError("Unknown detector type! " +
                                     std::to_string(type));
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/src/ToString.cpp b/slsSupportLib/src/ToString.cpp
index 98790f7cd..67d6234f8 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/src/ToString.cpp
+++ b/slsSupportLib/src/ToString.cpp
@@ -713,6 +713,8 @@ template <> defs::detectorType StringTo(const std::string &s) {
         return defs::GOTTHARD2;
     if (s == "Xilinx_ChipTestBoard")
         return defs::XILINX_CHIPTESTBOARD;
+    if (s == "Matterhorn")
+        return defs::MATTERHORN;
     throw RuntimeError("Unknown detector type " + s);
 }