diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/MySocketTCP/MySocketTCP.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/MySocketTCP/MySocketTCP.h
index 66c742184..31f56d453 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/MySocketTCP/MySocketTCP.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/MySocketTCP/MySocketTCP.h
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ developed and
 class MySocketTCP: public genericSocket {
 
  public:
-  MySocketTCP(const char* const host_ip_or_name, unsigned short int const port_number):  genericSocket(host_ip_or_name, port_number,TCP), last_keep_connection_open_action_was_a_send(0){setPacketSize(TCP_PACKET_SIZE);}; // sender (client): where to? ip 
-    MySocketTCP(unsigned short int const port_number):genericSocket(port_number,TCP), last_keep_connection_open_action_was_a_send(0) {setPacketSize(TCP_PACKET_SIZE);}; // receiver (server) local no need for ip 
+  MySocketTCP(const char* const host_ip_or_name, unsigned short int const port_number):  genericSocket(host_ip_or_name, port_number,TCP), last_keep_connection_open_action_was_a_send(0){setPacketSize(TCP_PACKET_SIZE);}; // sender (client): where to? ip
+    MySocketTCP(unsigned short int const port_number):genericSocket(port_number,TCP), last_keep_connection_open_action_was_a_send(0) {setPacketSize(TCP_PACKET_SIZE);}; // receiver (server) local no need for ip
 
 
   //The following two functions will connectioned->send/receive->disconnect
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/MySocketTCP/genericSocket.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/MySocketTCP/genericSocket.h
index 671efe44c..cb0a3d219 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/MySocketTCP/genericSocket.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/MySocketTCP/genericSocket.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ enum communicationProtocol{
 };
 
 
- genericSocket(const char* const host_ip_or_name, unsigned short int const port_number, communicationProtocol p) : 
+ genericSocket(const char* const host_ip_or_name, unsigned short int const port_number, communicationProtocol p) :
    //   portno(port_number), 
 protocol(p), is_a_server(0), socketDescriptor(-1),file_des(-1), packet_size(DEFAULT_PACKET_SIZE)// sender (client): where to? ip 
    { 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ protocol(p), is_a_server(0), socketDescriptor(-1),file_des(-1), packet_size(DEFA
 
   */
   
-   genericSocket(unsigned short int const port_number, communicationProtocol p, const char *eth=NULL): 
+   genericSocket(unsigned short int const port_number, communicationProtocol p, const char *eth=NULL):
      //portno(port_number),
      protocol(p), is_a_server(1),socketDescriptor(-1), file_des(-1), packet_size(DEFAULT_PACKET_SIZE){
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index b13a51359..eea3b8850 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -4449,7 +4449,6 @@ int slsDetector::exitServer(){
 
 
 char* slsDetector::setNetworkParameter(networkParameter index, string value) {
-	char* answer;
 	int i;
 
 	switch (index) {
@@ -4465,8 +4464,8 @@ char* slsDetector::setNetworkParameter(networkParameter index, string value) {
 		return setReceiverUDPMAC(value);
 	case RECEIVER_UDP_PORT:
 		sscanf(value.c_str(),"%d",&i);
-		sprintf(answer,"%d",setReceiverUDPPort(i));
-		return answer;
+		setReceiverUDPPort(i);
+		return getReceiverUDPPort();
   default:
     return ("unknown network parameter");
   }
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
index 4fff5b2fc..1caa11105 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
@@ -2244,8 +2244,10 @@ string slsDetectorCommand::cmdNetworkParameter(int narg, char *args[], int actio
     t=RECEIVER_UDP_MAC;
   } else if (cmd=="rx_udpport") {
     t=RECEIVER_UDP_PORT;
-    if (!(sscanf(args[1],"%d",&i)))
-      return ("cannot parse argument") + string(args[1]);
+    if (action==PUT_ACTION){
+      if (!(sscanf(args[1],"%d",&i)))
+        return ("cannot parse argument") + string(args[1]);
+    }
   } else return ("unknown network parameter")+cmd;
 
   if (action==PUT_ACTION)