diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/bin/gotthard2DetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/bin/gotthard2DetectorServer_developer
index e0f737703..18f6c9b22 100755
Binary files a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/bin/gotthard2DetectorServer_developer and b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/bin/gotthard2DetectorServer_developer differ
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
index a71cbde0b..519e40475 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
@@ -2670,7 +2670,28 @@ enum vetoAlgorithm getVetoAlgorithm(enum ethernetInterface interface) {
 }
 
 void setVetoAlgorithm(enum ethernetInterface interface,
-                      enum vetoAlgorithm alg) {}
+                      enum vetoAlgorithm alg) {
+    uint32_t addr = CONFIG_REG;
+    uint32_t value = bus_r(addr);
+    switch (alg) {
+        // more to follow
+    case DEFAULT_ALGORITHM:
+        if (interface == I3GBE) {
+            LOG(logINFO, ("Setting default veto algorithm for 3Gbe\n"));
+            value &= (~CONFIG_VETO_CH_3GB_ALG_MSK);
+            value |= CONFIG_VETO_CH_3GB_ALG_DEFAULT_VAL;
+        } else {
+            LOG(logINFO, ("Setting default veto algorithm for 10Gbe\n"));
+            value &= (~CONFIG_VETO_CH_10GB_ALG_MSK);
+            value |= CONFIG_VETO_CH_10GB_ALG_DEFAULT_VAL;                
+        }
+        break;
+    default:
+        LOG(logERROR, ("unknown algorithm %d for 3gbe\n", alg));
+        return;
+    }
+    bus_w(addr, value);
+}
 
 void setBadChannels(int nch, int *channels) {
     LOG(logINFO, ("Setting %d bad channels\n", nch));
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
index fbf82c419..4299573fd 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 #define APIGUI       0x210225
 #define APICTB 0x210729
 #define APIGOTTHARD 0x210729
-#define APIGOTTHARD2 0x210729
 #define APIMYTHEN3 0x210729
 #define APIMOENCH 0x210729
 #define APIEIGER 0x210729
 #define APIJUNGFRAU 0x210802
+#define APIGOTTHARD2 0x210806