diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServer_developer
index 2a7e02d7e..dae2823a5 100755
Binary files a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServer_developer and b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServer_developer differ
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
index 0a720b9c9..5447ee9d1 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
@@ -2008,12 +2008,12 @@ int startStateMachine() {
     LOG(logINFO, ("Virtual Acquisition started\n"));
     return OK;
 #else
-    LOG(logINFOBLUE, ("Starting State Machine\n"));
+    LOG(logINFO, ("Acquisition started bit toggled\n"));
     int ret = OK, prev_flag;
     // get the DAQ toggle bit
     prev_flag = Feb_Control_AcquisitionStartedBit();
 
-    LOG(logINFO, ("Going to start acquisition\n"));
+    LOG(logINFOBLUE, ("Starting State Machine\n"));
     Feb_Control_StartAcquisition();
 
     LOG(logINFO, ("requesting images right after start\n"));
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
index efc78f33c..4f743b047 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
@@ -1773,6 +1773,9 @@ int start_state_machine(int blocking, int file_des) {
                     sharedMemory_setScanStatus(0);
                     break;
                 }
+#ifdef EIGERD
+                prepareAcquisition();
+#endif
                 ret = startStateMachine();
                 LOG(logDEBUG2, ("Starting Acquisition ret: %d\n", ret));
                 if (ret == FAIL) {
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Detector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Detector.cpp
index 683c7212e..64c187b80 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Detector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Detector.cpp
@@ -525,9 +525,9 @@ void Detector::startReceiver() { pimpl->Parallel(&Module::startReceiver, {}); }
 void Detector::stopReceiver() { pimpl->Parallel(&Module::stopReceiver, {}); }
 
 void Detector::startDetector() {
-    if (getDetectorType().squash() == defs::EIGER) {
+    /*if (getDetectorType().squash() == defs::EIGER) {
         pimpl->Parallel(&Module::prepareAcquisition, {});
-    }
+    }*/
     pimpl->Parallel(&Module::startAcquisition, {});
 }