diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
index 0d03b933d..219ae35c5 100755
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
@@ -2132,6 +2132,16 @@ int send_update(int file_des) {
 	n = sendData(file_des,&i64,sizeof(i64),INT64);
 	if (n < 0) return printSocketReadError();
 
+#ifdef CHIPTESTBOARDD
+    i64 = setTimer(SAMPLES,GET_FLAG);
+    n = sendData(file_des,&i64,sizeof(i64),INT64);
+    if (n < 0) return printSocketReadError();
+
+    i32 = setReadOutFlags(GET_READOUT_FLAGS);
+    n = sendData(file_des,&i32,sizeof(i32),INT32);
+    if (n < 0) return printSocketReadError();
+#endif
+
 	if (lockStatus == 0) {
 		strcpy(lastClientIP,thisClientIP);
 	}
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index 3d82db206..e3b25b948 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -1848,18 +1848,11 @@ int64_t slsDetector::setTimer(timerIndex index, int64_t t) {
         }
     }
 
-    // setting timers consequences (eiger (ratecorr) and jctb (databytes))
+    // setting timers consequences (eiger (ratecorr) )
     // (a get can also change timer value, hence check difference)
     if (oldtimer != thisDetector->timerValue[index]) {
-        // jctb: change samples, change databytes
-        if (thisDetector->myDetectorType == CHIPTESTBOARD) {
-            if (index == SAMPLES) {
-                setDynamicRange();
-                FILE_LOG(logINFO) << "Changing samples: data size = " << thisDetector->dataBytes;
-            }
-        }
         // eiger: change exptime/subexptime, set rate correction to update table
-        else if (thisDetector->myDetectorType == EIGER) {
+        if (thisDetector->myDetectorType == EIGER) {
             int dr = thisDetector->dynamicRange;
             if ((dr == 32 && index == SUBFRAME_ACQUISITION_TIME) ||
                 (dr == 16 && index == ACQUISITION_TIME)) {