diff --git a/serverBin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.0 b/serverBin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.0
deleted file mode 120000
index c98a6145e..000000000
--- a/serverBin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.0
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serverBin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.2 b/serverBin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.2
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..187339896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serverBin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.0 b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.2
similarity index 50%
rename from slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.0
rename to slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.2
index bf54ab681..0cba6ba1c 100755
Binary files a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.0 and b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/bin/mythen3DetectorServerv8.0.2 differ
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
index 3fcfda045..ba49a339e 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
@@ -479,6 +479,11 @@ void setupDetector() {
         READOUT_PLL_VCO_FREQ_HZ, SYSTEM_PLL_VCO_FREQ_HZ);
     ALTERA_PLL_C10_ResetPLL(READOUT_PLL);
     ALTERA_PLL_C10_ResetPLL(SYSTEM_PLL);
+    // change startup clock divider in software
+    // because firmware only sets max clock divider
+    setClockDividerWithTimeUpdateOption(READOUT_C0, DEFAULT_READOUT_C0_STARTUP,
+                                        0);
+
     // hv
     DAC6571_SetDefines(HV_HARD_MAX_VOLTAGE, HV_DRIVER_FILE_NAME);
     // dac
@@ -2331,6 +2336,7 @@ int setClockDividerWithTimeUpdateOption(enum CLKINDEX ind, int val,
         return FAIL;
     }
     if (val < 2 || val > getMaxClockDivider()) {
+        LOG(logERROR, ("Invalid clock divider %d\n", val));
         return FAIL;
     }
     char *clock_names[] = {CLK_NAMES};
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
index e9e020ca0..aa57b0f78 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/mythen3DetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 #define DEFAULT_SYSTEM_C2           (5)  //(200000000) // smp_clk, 200 MHz const
 #define DEFAULT_TRIMMING_RUN_CLKDIV (40) // (25000000) // 25 MHz
 
+#define DEFAULT_READOUT_C0_STARTUP (20) //(50000000) // rdo_clk, 50 MHz
+
 #define DEFAULT_ASIC_LATCHING_NUM_PULSES (10)
 #define DEFAULT_MSTR_OTPT_P1_NUM_PULSES  (20)
 #define DEFAULT_ADIF_PIPELINE_VAL        (8)
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
index 35194c835..904367157 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define APIGOTTHARD  "8.0.0 0x231109"
 #define APIGOTTHARD2 "8.0.0 0x231109"
 #define APIJUNGFRAU  "8.0.0 0x231109"
-#define APIMYTHEN3   "8.0.0 0x231109"
 #define APIEIGER     "8.0.0 0x231109"
 #define APILIB       "8.0.1 0x240112"
 #define APIMOENCH "8.0.2 0x240703"
+#define APIMYTHEN3 "8.0.2 0x240715"