diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp
index 2cf1b3f6f..9336d8b33 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,17 @@ void Module::sendToDetector(int fnum) {
     sendToDetector(fnum, nullptr, 0, nullptr, 0);
 }
 
+template <typename Ret>
+Ret Module::sendToDetector(int fnum){
+    LOG(logDEBUG1) << "Sending: [" 
+    << getFunctionNameFromEnum(static_cast<slsDetectorDefs::detFuncs>(fnum))
+    << ", nullptr, 0, " << typeid(Ret).name() << ", " << sizeof(Ret) << "]";
+    Ret retval{};
+    sendToDetector(fnum, nullptr, 0, &retval, sizeof(retval));
+    LOG(logDEBUG1) << "Got back: " << retval;
+    return retval;
+}
+
 void Module::sendToDetectorStop(int fnum, const void *args,
                                      size_t args_size, void *retval,
                                      size_t retval_size) {
@@ -1277,10 +1288,7 @@ void Module::setNumberOfDigitalSamples(int value) {
 }
 
 int64_t Module::getExptime() {
-    int64_t retval = -1;
-    sendToDetector(F_GET_EXPTIME, nullptr, retval);
-    LOG(logDEBUG1) << "exptime :" << retval << "ns";
-    return retval; 
+    return sendToDetector<int64_t>(F_GET_EXPTIME);
 }
 
 void Module::setExptime(int64_t value) {
@@ -1303,10 +1311,7 @@ void Module::setExptime(int64_t value) {
 }
 
 int64_t Module::getPeriod() {
-    int64_t retval = -1;
-    sendToDetector(F_GET_PERIOD, nullptr, retval);
-    LOG(logDEBUG1) << "period :" << retval << "ns";
-    return retval; 
+    return sendToDetector<int64_t>(F_GET_PERIOD);
 }
 
 void Module::setPeriod(int64_t value) {
@@ -1319,10 +1324,7 @@ void Module::setPeriod(int64_t value) {
 }
 
 int64_t Module::getDelayAfterTrigger() {
-    int64_t retval = -1;
-    sendToDetector(F_GET_DELAY_AFTER_TRIGGER, nullptr, retval);
-    LOG(logDEBUG1) << "delay after trigger :" << retval << "ns";
-    return retval; 
+    return sendToDetector<int64_t>(F_GET_DELAY_AFTER_TRIGGER);
 }
 
 void Module::setDelayAfterTrigger(int64_t value) {
@@ -1331,10 +1333,7 @@ void Module::setDelayAfterTrigger(int64_t value) {
 }
 
 int64_t Module::getBurstPeriod() {
-    int64_t retval = -1;
-    sendToDetector(F_GET_BURST_PERIOD, nullptr, retval);
-    LOG(logDEBUG1) << "burst period :" << retval << "ns";
-    return retval; 
+    return sendToDetector<int64_t>(F_GET_BURST_PERIOD);
 }
 
 void Module::setBurstPeriod(int64_t value) {
@@ -1343,10 +1342,7 @@ void Module::setBurstPeriod(int64_t value) {
 }
 
 int64_t Module::getSubExptime() {
-    int64_t retval = -1;
-    sendToDetector(F_GET_SUB_EXPTIME, nullptr, retval);
-    LOG(logDEBUG1) << "sub exptime :" << retval << "ns";
-    return retval; 
+    return sendToDetector<int64_t>(F_GET_SUB_EXPTIME);
 }
 
 void Module::setSubExptime(int64_t value) {
@@ -1369,10 +1365,7 @@ void Module::setSubExptime(int64_t value) {
 }
     
 int64_t Module::getSubDeadTime() {
-    int64_t retval = -1;
-    sendToDetector(F_GET_SUB_DEADTIME, nullptr, retval);
-    LOG(logDEBUG1) << "sub deadtime :" << retval << "ns";
-    return retval; 
+    return sendToDetector<int64_t>(F_GET_SUB_DEADTIME);
 }
     
 void Module::setSubDeadTime(int64_t value) {
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.h
index cde79c4d1..f304bee98 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.h
@@ -1915,6 +1915,9 @@ class Module : public virtual slsDetectorDefs {
     void sendToDetector(int fnum, std::nullptr_t, Ret &retval);
     void sendToDetector(int fnum);
 
+    template <typename Ret>
+    Ret sendToDetector(int fnum);
+
     /**
      * Send function parameters to detector (stop server)
      * @param fnum function enum