diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index f229c588f..c947ecc10 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -2828,41 +2828,74 @@ int multiSlsDetector::setRateCorrection(double t){
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 	std::cout<< "Setting rate correction with dead time "<< thisMultiDetector->tDead << std::endl;
 #endif
+	int ret=OK;
+	int posmax=thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors;
 
+	// eiger return value is ok/fail
 	if (getDetectorsType() == EIGER){
-		int ret = OK, ret1= OK;
-		for (int idet=0; idet<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; ++idet) {
-			if (detectors[idet]) {
-				ret=detectors[idet]->setRateCorrection(t);
-				if(detectors[idet]->getErrorMask())
-					setErrorMask(getErrorMask()|(1<<idet));
-				if (ret != OK)
-					ret1=FAIL;
+		if(!threadpool){
+			cout << "Error in creating threadpool. Exiting" << endl;
+			return FAIL;
+		}else{
+			int* iret[posmax];
+			for(int idet=0; idet<posmax; ++idet){
+				if(detectors[idet]){
+					iret[idet]= new int(OK);
+					Task* task = new Task(new func1_t<int,double>(&slsDetector::setRateCorrection,
+							detectors[idet],t,iret[idet]));
+					threadpool->add_task(task);
+				}
+			}
+			threadpool->startExecuting();
+			threadpool->wait_for_tasks_to_complete();
+			for(int idet=0; idet<posmax; ++idet){
+				if(detectors[idet]){
+					if(iret[idet] != NULL){
+						if(*iret[idet] != OK)
+							ret = FAIL;
+						delete iret[idet];
+					}else  ret = FAIL;
+					if(detectors[idet]->getErrorMask())
+						setErrorMask(getErrorMask()|(1<<idet));
+				}
 			}
 		}
-		return ret1;	//only success/fail
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	//mythen, others
+
+	// mythen, others
 	if (t==0) {
 		thisMultiDetector->correctionMask&=~(1<<RATE_CORRECTION);
 		return thisMultiDetector->correctionMask&(1<<RATE_CORRECTION);
 	} else
 		thisMultiDetector->correctionMask|=(1<<RATE_CORRECTION);
 
-	int ret, ret1=-100;
-	for (int idet=0; idet<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; ++idet) {
-		if (detectors[idet]) {
-			ret=detectors[idet]->setRateCorrection(t);
-			if(detectors[idet]->getErrorMask())
-				setErrorMask(getErrorMask()|(1<<idet));
-			if (ret1==-100)
-				ret1=ret;
-			else if (ret!=ret1)
-				ret1=-1;
+	ret = -100;
+	if(!threadpool){
+		cout << "Error in creating threadpool. Exiting" << endl;
+		return -1;
+	}else{
+		int* iret[posmax];
+		for(int idet=0; idet<posmax; ++idet){
+			if(detectors[idet]){
+				iret[idet]= new int(-1);
+				Task* task = new Task(new func1_t<int,double>(&slsDetector::setRateCorrection,
+						detectors[idet],t,iret[idet]));
+				threadpool->add_task(task);
+			}
+		}
+		threadpool->startExecuting();
+		threadpool->wait_for_tasks_to_complete();
+		for(int idet=0; idet<posmax; ++idet){
+			if(detectors[idet]){
+				if(iret[idet] != NULL)
+					delete iret[idet];
+				if(detectors[idet]->getErrorMask())
+					setErrorMask(getErrorMask()|(1<<idet));
+			}
 		}
 	}
-
 	return thisMultiDetector->correctionMask&(1<<RATE_CORRECTION);
 }
 
@@ -2889,22 +2922,44 @@ int multiSlsDetector::getRateCorrection(double &t){
 
 double multiSlsDetector::getRateCorrectionTau(){
 
-	double ret1=-100,ret;
-	for (int idet=0; idet<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; ++idet) {
-		if (detectors[idet]) {
-			ret=detectors[idet]->getRateCorrectionTau();
-			if (ret1==-100)
-				ret1=ret;
-			else if (ret!=ret1){
-				std::cout<< "Rate correction is different for different readouts " << std::endl;
-				ret1=-1;
+	double ret=-100.0;
+	int posmax = thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors;
+
+	if(!threadpool){
+		cout << "Error in creating threadpool. Exiting" << endl;
+		return -1;
+	}else{
+		double* iret[posmax];
+		for(int idet=0; idet<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; ++idet){
+			if(detectors[idet]){
+				iret[idet]= new double(-1);
+				Task* task = new Task(new func0_t<double>(&slsDetector::getRateCorrectionTau,
+						detectors[idet],iret[idet]));
+				threadpool->add_task(task);
+			}
+		}
+		threadpool->startExecuting();
+		threadpool->wait_for_tasks_to_complete();
+
+		for(int idet=0; idet<posmax; ++idet){
+			if(detectors[idet]){
+				if(iret[idet] != NULL){
+					if(*iret[idet] == -100.0)
+						ret = *iret[idet];
+					else if ((ret - *iret[idet]) > 0.000000001) {
+						std::cout<< "Rate correction is different for different readouts " << std::endl;
+						ret=-1;
+					}
+					delete iret[idet];
+				}else  ret = -1;
+				if(detectors[idet]->getErrorMask())
+					setErrorMask(getErrorMask()|(1<<idet));
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (getDetectorsType() == EIGER)
-		return ret1;
-
+		return ret;
 
 
 	//only mythen
@@ -2916,9 +2971,9 @@ double multiSlsDetector::getRateCorrectionTau(){
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 		std::cout<< "Rate correction is disabled " << std::endl;
 #endif
-		ret1=0;
+		ret=0;
 	}
-	return ret1;
+	return ret;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/threadFiles/Task.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/threadFiles/Task.h
index 86bec2054..76312995c 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/threadFiles/Task.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/threadFiles/Task.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ private:
 class SuperTask:  public virtual slsDetectorDefs {
 public:
 	SuperTask():
-		m1(0),m2(0),m3(0),m4(0),m5(0),m6(0),m7(0),m8(0),m9(0),m10(0),m11(0),m12(0),m13(0),m14(0),m15(0),m16(0){};
+		m1(0),m2(0),m3(0),m4(0),m5(0),m6(0),m7(0),m8(0),m9(0),m10(0),m11(0),m12(0),m13(0),m14(0),m15(0),m16(0),m17(0),m18(0){};
 	~SuperTask(){};
 protected:
 	/** Function signature defined
@@ -117,20 +117,22 @@ protected:
 	 */
 	func00_t <void				>* 								m1;
 	func0_t <int				>* 								m2;
-	func0_t <runStatus			>* 								m3;
-	func1_t <int,				int>* 							m4;
-	func1_t <string,			string>* 						m5;
-	func1_t <detectorSettings,	int>* 							m6;
-	func2_t <int,				int,int>* 						m7;
-	func2_t <int,				string,int>* 					m8;
-	func2_t <dacs_t,			dacIndex,int>* 					m9;
-	func2_t <detectorSettings,	detectorSettings,int>* 			m10;
-	func2_t <int64_t,			timerIndex,int64_t>* 			m11;
-	func2_t <string,			networkParameter,string>* 		m12;
-	func3_t <int,				int,int,int>* 					m13;
-	func4_t <int,				trimMode,int,int,int>* 			m14;
-	func4_t <int,				int,int,detectorSettings,int>*	m15;
-	func4_t <dacs_t,			dacs_t,dacIndex,int,int>* 		m16;
+	func0_t <double				>* 								m3;
+	func0_t <runStatus			>* 								m4;
+	func1_t <int,				int>* 							m5;
+	func1_t <int,				double>*						m6;
+	func1_t <string,			string>* 						m7;
+	func1_t <detectorSettings,	int>* 							m8;
+	func2_t <int,				int,int>* 						m9;
+	func2_t <int,				string,int>* 					m10;
+	func2_t <dacs_t,			dacIndex,int>* 					m11;
+	func2_t <detectorSettings,	detectorSettings,int>* 			m12;
+	func2_t <int64_t,			timerIndex,int64_t>* 			m13;
+	func2_t <string,			networkParameter,string>* 		m14;
+	func3_t <int,				int,int,int>* 					m15;
+	func4_t <int,				trimMode,int,int,int>* 			m16;
+	func4_t <int,				int,int,detectorSettings,int>*	m17;
+	func4_t <dacs_t,			dacs_t,dacIndex,int,int>* 		m18;
 };
 
 class Task:  public virtual SuperTask {
@@ -140,20 +142,22 @@ public:
 	 */
 	Task(func00_t <void				>* t):									SuperTask(),fnum(1){m1 = t;};
 	Task(func0_t <int				>* t):									SuperTask(),fnum(2){m2 = t;};
-	Task(func0_t <runStatus			>* t):									SuperTask(),fnum(3){m3 = t;};
-	Task(func1_t <int,				int>* t):								SuperTask(),fnum(4){m4 = t;};
-	Task(func1_t <string,			string>* t):							SuperTask(),fnum(5){m5 = t;};
-	Task(func1_t <detectorSettings,	int>* t):								SuperTask(),fnum(6){m6 = t;};
-	Task(func2_t <int,				int,int>* t):	 						SuperTask(),fnum(7){m7 = t;};
-	Task(func2_t <int,				string,int>* t):						SuperTask(),fnum(8){m8 = t;};
-	Task(func2_t <dacs_t,			dacIndex,int>* t):                  	SuperTask(),fnum(9){m9 = t;};
-	Task(func2_t <detectorSettings,	detectorSettings,int>* t):				SuperTask(),fnum(10){m10 = t;};
-	Task(func2_t <int64_t,			timerIndex,int64_t>* t):				SuperTask(),fnum(11){m11 = t;};
-	Task(func2_t <string,			networkParameter,string>* t):			SuperTask(),fnum(12){m12 = t;};
-	Task(func3_t <int,				int,int,int>* t): 						SuperTask(),fnum(13){m13 = t;};
-	Task(func4_t <int,				trimMode,int,int,int>* t):				SuperTask(),fnum(14){m14 = t;};
-	Task(func4_t <int,				int,int,detectorSettings,int>* t): 		SuperTask(),fnum(15){m15 = t;};
-	Task(func4_t <dacs_t,			dacs_t,dacIndex,int,int>* t):       	SuperTask(),fnum(16){m16 = t;};
+	Task(func0_t <double			>* t):									SuperTask(),fnum(3){m3 = t;};
+	Task(func0_t <runStatus			>* t):									SuperTask(),fnum(4){m4 = t;};
+	Task(func1_t <int,				int>* t):								SuperTask(),fnum(5){m5 = t;};
+	Task(func1_t <int,				double>* t):							SuperTask(),fnum(6){m6 = t;};
+	Task(func1_t <string,			string>* t):							SuperTask(),fnum(7){m7 = t;};
+	Task(func1_t <detectorSettings,	int>* t):								SuperTask(),fnum(8){m8 = t;};
+	Task(func2_t <int,				int,int>* t):	 						SuperTask(),fnum(9){m9 = t;};
+	Task(func2_t <int,				string,int>* t):						SuperTask(),fnum(10){m10 = t;};
+	Task(func2_t <dacs_t,			dacIndex,int>* t):                  	SuperTask(),fnum(11){m11 = t;};
+	Task(func2_t <detectorSettings,	detectorSettings,int>* t):				SuperTask(),fnum(12){m12 = t;};
+	Task(func2_t <int64_t,			timerIndex,int64_t>* t):				SuperTask(),fnum(13){m13 = t;};
+	Task(func2_t <string,			networkParameter,string>* t):			SuperTask(),fnum(14){m14 = t;};
+	Task(func3_t <int,				int,int,int>* t): 						SuperTask(),fnum(15){m15 = t;};
+	Task(func4_t <int,				trimMode,int,int,int>* t):				SuperTask(),fnum(16){m16 = t;};
+	Task(func4_t <int,				int,int,detectorSettings,int>* t): 		SuperTask(),fnum(17){m17 = t;};
+	Task(func4_t <dacs_t,			dacs_t,dacIndex,int,int>* t):       	SuperTask(),fnum(18){m18 = t;};
 
 	~Task(){}
 
@@ -175,6 +179,8 @@ public:
 		case 14:    (*m14)();	break;
 		case 15:    (*m15)();	break;
 		case 16:    (*m16)();	break;
+		case 17:    (*m17)();	break;
+		case 18:    (*m18)();	break;
 		default:
 			cprintf(RED, "Error: Task not defined. Abort!\n");
 			break;