diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/bin/gotthard2DetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/bin/gotthard2DetectorServer_developer
index 8a98b5fd2..e4f5ed96f 100755
Binary files a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/bin/gotthard2DetectorServer_developer and b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/bin/gotthard2DetectorServer_developer differ
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
index 6e87c56ec..bcb3a8f87 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
@@ -987,6 +987,8 @@ int readConfigFile() {
 
         // to inform powerchip config parameters are set
         startupPowerChipConfigDone = 1;
+        chipConfigured = 1;
+        LOG(logINFOBLUE, ("Chip configured\n"));
     }
     return initError;
 }
@@ -2278,8 +2280,7 @@ int powerChip(int on, char *mess) {
     if (on) {
         LOG(logINFO, ("Powering chip: on\n"));
         bus_w(CONTROL_REG, bus_r(CONTROL_REG) | CONTROL_PWR_CHIP_MSK);
-        // only if power chip config done, configure chip with current set up
-        if (startupPowerChipConfigDone == 1 && configureChip(mess) == FAIL)
+        if (configureChip(mess) == FAIL)
             return FAIL;
     } else {
         // throw if high voltage on
@@ -2310,6 +2311,12 @@ int getPowerChip() {
 int isChipConfigured() { return chipConfigured; }
 
 int configureChip(char *mess) {
+
+    if (!startupPowerChipConfigDone) {
+        LOG(logINFOBLUE,
+            ("Startup: Chip to be configured when reading config file\n"));
+        return OK;
+    }
     LOG(logINFOBLUE, ("\tConfiguring chip\n"));
 
     // on chip dacs
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
index 3e79c970f..00b5edda5 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 #define APIEIGER     "developer 0x240918"
 #define APIMYTHEN3   "developer 0x241001"
 #define APIJUNGFRAU  "developer 0x241001"
-#define APIGOTTHARD2 "developer 0x241007"
 #define APIRECEIVER  "developer 0x241014"
 #define APILIB "developer 0x241021"
+#define APIGOTTHARD2 "developer 0x241022"