diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/FebControl.c b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/FebControl.c
index f12bffa07..cdd17ef65 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/FebControl.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/FebControl.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ int Feb_Control_StopAcquisition() {
         }
 
         // stop acquisition
-        return Feb_Control_Reset();
+        // return Feb_Control_Reset();
     }
     return 1;
 }
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
index 3001a7e68..a995729bf 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
@@ -2408,8 +2408,6 @@ int stopStateMachine() {
     }
     LOG(logINFO, ("Detector has sent all data\n"));
 
-    Feb_Control_Reset();
-
     if (!Beb_StopAcquisition()) {
         LOG(logERROR, ("failed to stop acquisition\n"));
         sharedMemory_unlockLocalLink();
@@ -2418,6 +2416,7 @@ int stopStateMachine() {
 
     sharedMemory_unlockLocalLink();
 
+    Feb_Control_Reset();
     // ensure all have same starting frame numbers
     uint64_t retval = 0;
     if (Beb_GetNextFrameNumber(&retval, send_to_ten_gig) == -2) {