diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/ctbDetectorServer/bin/ctbDetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorServers/ctbDetectorServer/bin/ctbDetectorServer_developer
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diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServer_developer
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diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/bin/gotthard2DetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/bin/gotthard2DetectorServer_developer
index f8137d4a4..60bf508c9 100755
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diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/gotthardDetectorServer/bin/gotthardDetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorServers/gotthardDetectorServer/bin/gotthardDetectorServer_developer
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diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/jungfrauDetectorServer/bin/jungfrauDetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorServers/jungfrauDetectorServer/bin/jungfrauDetectorServer_developer
index a3892b752..a0598ad65 100755
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diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/moenchDetectorServer/bin/moenchDetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorServers/moenchDetectorServer/bin/moenchDetectorServer_developer
index 8e767afa9..a72bdf234 100755
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diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServer_developer
index ceb02a2b5..59c31180c 100755
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diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/include/common.h b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/include/common.h
index 8ce4be572..67e038279 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/include/common.h
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/include/common.h
@@ -47,4 +47,6 @@ int verifyChecksumFromFlash(char *mess, char *functionType,
                             char *clientChecksum, char *fname, ssize_t fsize);
 int verifyChecksum(char *mess, char *functionType, char *clientChecksum,
                    MD5_CTX *c, char *msg);
-int setupDetectorServer(char *mess, char *sname);
\ No newline at end of file
+int setupDetectorServer(char *mess, char *sname);
+
+int writeBinaryFile(char* mess, char* fname, char* buffer, uint64_t filesize);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/common.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/common.c
index 2a609d60c..f0009bf7a 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/common.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/common.c
@@ -493,4 +493,27 @@ int setupDetectorServer(char *mess, char *sname) {
     }
     LOG(logINFO, ("\tsync\n"));
     return OK;
+}
+
+int writeBinaryFile(char* mess, char* fname, char* buffer, uint64_t filesize) {
+    FILE *fp = fopen(fname, "wb");
+    if (fp == NULL) {
+        sprintf(mess, "Could not copy detector server. (writing to file)\n");
+        LOG(logERROR, (mess));
+        return FAIL;
+    }
+
+    size_t bytesWritten = fwrite(buffer, 1, filesize, fp);
+    if (bytesWritten != (size_t)filesize) {
+        sprintf(mess, "Could not copy detector server. Expected to write %lu bytes, wrote %lu bytes)\n", (long unsigned int)filesize, (long unsigned int)bytesWritten);
+        LOG(logERROR, (mess));
+        return FAIL;
+    }
+    if (fclose(fp) != 0) {
+        sprintf(mess, "Could not copy detector server. (closing file pointer)\n");
+        LOG(logERROR, (mess));
+        return FAIL;        
+    }
+    LOG(logINFO, ("\tWritten server binary to %s (%lu bytes)\n", fname, (long unsigned int)bytesWritten));
+    return OK;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
index 72c8defa9..64d6fdb57 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
@@ -9381,7 +9381,10 @@ void receive_program_via_blackfin(int file_des, enum PROGRAM_INDEX index,
                                    totalsize);
         break;
     case PROGRAM_SERVER:
-        ret = setupDetectorServer(mess, serverName);
+        ret = writeBinaryFile(mess, serverName, src, filesize);
+        if (ret == OK) {
+            ret = setupDetectorServer(mess, serverName);
+        }
         break;
     default:
         modeNotImplemented("Program index", (int)index);
@@ -9454,22 +9457,27 @@ void receive_program_default(int file_des, enum PROGRAM_INDEX index,
         return;
     }
 
-#if defined(GOTTHARD2D) || defined(MYTHEN3D)
     // appropriate functions
     switch (index) {
+#if defined(GOTTHARD2D) || defined(MYTHEN3D)
     case PROGRAM_FPGA:
     case PROGRAM_KERNEL:
         ret = eraseAndWriteToFlash(mess, index, functionType, checksum, src,
                                    filesize);
         break;
+#endif
+#if defined(GOTTHARD2D) || defined(MYTHEN3D) || defined(EIGERD)
     case PROGRAM_SERVER:
-        ret = setupDetectorServer(mess, serverName);
+        ret = writeBinaryFile(mess, serverName, src, filesize);
+        if (ret == OK) {
+            ret = setupDetectorServer(mess, serverName);
+        }
         break;
+#endif
     default:
         modeNotImplemented("Program index", (int)index);
         break;
     }
-#endif
     // send result
     Server_SendResult(file_des, INT32, NULL, 0);
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp
index 1a1fe7119..de0559d37 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp
@@ -2534,6 +2534,7 @@ void Module::updateDetectorServer(std::vector<char> buffer,
         break;
     case MYTHEN3:
     case GOTTHARD2:
+    case EIGER:
         sendProgram(false, buffer, F_UPDATE_DETECTOR_SERVER,
                     "Update Detector Server (no tftp)", serverName);
         break;