diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index b8506ac2e..faad273d3 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -4989,32 +4989,24 @@ void multiSlsDetector::startReceivingData(){
 
 
 	//loop though the half readouts to start sockets
+	zmq_msg_t message;
+	int len,idet = 0;
 	void *context;
 	void *zmqsocket;
 	context = zmq_ctx_new();
 	zmqsocket = zmq_socket(context, ZMQ_PULL);
-	//zmq_setsockopt(zmqsocket, ZMQ_SUBSCRIBE, "", 0);	// an empty string implies receiving any messages
-	zmq_connect(zmqsocket, hostname);					// connect to publisher,the publisher server does not have to be started
+	zmq_connect(zmqsocket, hostname);		// connect to publisher,the publisher server does not have to be started
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&ms);
 	receivingDataThreadMask|=(1<<(ithread));
-	//cout<<ithread<< " single created "<<hex<<receivingDataThreadMask<<endl;
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&ms);
 
-	//receive msgs and let multi know
-	zmq_msg_t message;
-	int len,idet = 0;
-	int framecount=0;
 
 	//read frame
 	while(true){
-		//cprintf(GREEN,"single %d waiting for multi\n",ithread);
+
 		sem_wait(&sem_singlewait[ithread]);	//wait for it to be copied
-		//cprintf(GREEN,"single %d got multi\n",ithread);
 
-		if(!idet)	framecount++; //update indices, count only once
-
-
-		//scan header--------------------------------------------------------
+		//scan header-------------------------------------------------------------------
 		zmq_msg_init (&message);
 		len = zmq_msg_recv(&message, zmqsocket, 0);
         if (len == -1) {
@@ -5023,57 +5015,61 @@ void multiSlsDetector::startReceivingData(){
             continue;
         }
 
+       // error if you print it
+       // cout << ithread << " header len:"<<len<<" value:"<< (char*)zmq_msg_data(&message)<<endl;
 
         rapidjson::Document d;
-      //  d.Parse((char*)zmq_msg_data(&message));
         d.Parse( (char*)zmq_msg_data(&message), zmq_msg_size(&message));
-
+#ifdef VERYVERBOSE
         // htype is an array of strings
         rapidjson::Value::Array htype = d["htype"].GetArray();
-        		for(int i=0; i< htype.Size(); i++)
-        			std::cout << ithread << "htype: " << htype[i].GetString() << std::endl;
+        for(int i=0; i< htype.Size(); i++)
+        	std::cout << ithread << "htype: " << htype[i].GetString() << std::endl;
         // shape is an array of ints
         rapidjson::Value::Array shape = d["shape"].GetArray();
-        		cout << ithread << "shape: ";
-        		for(int i=0; i< shape.Size(); i++)
-        			cout << ithread << shape[i].GetInt() << " ";
-        		cout << endl;
+        cout << ithread << "shape: ";
+        for(int i=0; i< shape.Size(); i++)
+        	cout << ithread << shape[i].GetInt() << " ";
+        cout << endl;
 
         cout << ithread << "type: " << d["type"].GetString() << endl;
 
+#endif
+        if(!ithread){
+        	currentAcquisitionIndex 	= d["acqIndex"].GetInt();
+        	currentFrameIndex 			= d["fIndex"].GetInt();
+        	currentSubFrameIndex 		= d["subfnum"].GetInt();
+        	strcpy(currentFileName		 ,d["fname"].GetString());
+            cout << ithread << "Acquisition index: " << currentAcquisitionIndex << endl;
+            cout << ithread << "Frame index: " << currentFrameIndex << endl;
+            cout << ithread << "Subframe index: " << currentSubFrameIndex << endl;
+            cout << ithread << "File name: " << currentFileName << endl;
+        }
         // close the message
         zmq_msg_close(&message);
 
 
-		//scan data--------------------------------------------------------
+		//scan data-------------------------------------------------------------------
 		zmq_msg_init (&message);
 		len = zmq_msg_recv(&message, zmqsocket, 0);
 
-		//last one
-		if(len<1024*256){
-			cprintf(RED,"got less than planned for socket %d, length:%d\n",ithread,len);
-		//end of socket
-		//if (len <= 3 ) {
+		//end of socket ("end")
+		if (len < 1024*256 ) {
 			if(!len) cprintf(RED,"Received no data in socket for %d\n", ithread);
+			cprintf(RED,"End of socket for %d\n", ithread);
 			zmq_msg_close(&message);
-			//cout<<ithread <<" sls Received end data"<<endl;
 			singleframe[ithread] = NULL;
 			pthread_mutex_lock(&ms);
 			receivingDataThreadMask^=(1<<ithread);
 			pthread_mutex_unlock(&ms);
 
 			sem_post(&sem_singledone[ithread]);	//let multi know is ready
-			//cprintf(GREEN,"single %d posted done (finished) for multi\n",ithread);
 
-			//cout << ithread << " single finished" << endl;
 			break;
 		}
-
 		//actual data
-		//cout<<"Received on " << ithread << " for frame " << framecount << endl;
-		//if(len == singleDatabytes/numReadoutPerDetector){//hoow to solve this
 		memcpy((char*)(singleframe[ithread]),(char*)zmq_msg_data(&message),singleDatabytes/numReadoutPerDetector);
-		//check header, if incorrect frame, copy somewhere and assign a blank subframe and also check size
+
 
 		//jungfrau masking adcval
 		if(jungfrau){
@@ -5081,12 +5077,9 @@ void multiSlsDetector::startReceivingData(){
 				singleframe[ithread][i] = (singleframe[ithread][i] & 0x3FFF3FFF);
 			}
 		}
-		//}
-		sem_post(&sem_singledone[ithread]);//let multi know is ready
-		//cprintf(GREEN,"single %d posted done for multi\n",ithread);
 
-        // close the message
-        zmq_msg_close(&message);
+		sem_post(&sem_singledone[ithread]);//let multi know is ready
+        zmq_msg_close(&message); // close the message
 	}
 
 	//close socket
@@ -5116,6 +5109,7 @@ void multiSlsDetector::readFrameFromReceiver(){
 	volatile uint64_t expectedMask = 0x0;
 	receivingDataThreadMask = 0x0;
 	currentThreadIndex = -1;
+	strcpy(currentFileName,"");
 	for(int i = 0; i < numReadouts; ++i){
 		threadStarted = false;
 		currentThreadIndex = i;
@@ -5153,7 +5147,6 @@ void multiSlsDetector::readFrameFromReceiver(){
 	int* p = multiframe;
 	int idet,offsetY,offsetX;
 	int halfreadoutoffset =  (slsmaxX/numReadoutPerDetector);
-	int framecount=0;
 	int nx =getTotalNumberOfChannels(slsDetectorDefs::X);
 	int ny =getTotalNumberOfChannels(slsDetectorDefs::Y);
 
@@ -5161,7 +5154,6 @@ void multiSlsDetector::readFrameFromReceiver(){
 
 
 	sem_post(&dataThreadStartedSemaphore);	//let utils:acquire continue to start measurement/acquisition
-	//cprintf(BLUE,"all sockets created\n");
 
 
 	//construct complete image and send to callback
@@ -5172,7 +5164,6 @@ void multiSlsDetector::readFrameFromReceiver(){
 		for(int ireadout=0; ireadout<numReadouts; ++ireadout){
 			if((1 << ireadout) & receivingDataThreadMask){
 				sem_post(&sem_singlewait[ireadout]);	//sls to continue
-				//cprintf(BLUE,"multi posted det %d\n",ireadout);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -5180,10 +5171,8 @@ void multiSlsDetector::readFrameFromReceiver(){
 		for(int ireadout=0; ireadout<numReadouts; ++ireadout){
 			idet = ireadout/numReadoutPerDetector;
 			if((1 << ireadout) & receivingDataThreadMask){		//if running
-				//wait for single to copy
-				//cprintf(BLUE,"multi waiting done by det %d\n",ireadout);
+
 				sem_wait(&sem_singledone[ireadout]);	//wait for sls to copy
-				//cprintf(BLUE,"multi got done by det %d\n",ireadout);
 
 				//this socket closed
 				if(!((1 << ireadout) & receivingDataThreadMask)){		//if running
@@ -5228,7 +5217,6 @@ void multiSlsDetector::readFrameFromReceiver(){
 			}
 		}
 
-		//cout<<"receivingDataThreadMask:"<<hex<<receivingDataThreadMask<<endl;
 
 		if(!receivingDataThreadMask){
 			break;
@@ -5238,14 +5226,15 @@ void multiSlsDetector::readFrameFromReceiver(){
 		//send data to callback
 		fdata = decodeData(multiframe);
 		if ((fdata) && (dataReady)){
-			thisData = new detectorData(fdata,NULL,NULL,getCurrentProgress(),"noname.raw",nx,ny);
-			dataReady(thisData, framecount, framecount, pCallbackArg);//should be fnum and subfnum from json header
+			thisData = new detectorData(fdata,NULL,NULL,getCurrentProgress(),currentFileName,nx,ny);
+			dataReady(thisData, currentFrameIndex, currentSubFrameIndex, pCallbackArg);//should be fnum and subfnum from json header
 			delete thisData;
 			fdata = NULL;
-			//cout<<"Send frame #"<< framecount << " to gui"<<endl;
+			//cout<<"Send frame #"<< currentFrameIndex << " to gui"<<endl;
 		}
-		framecount++;
-		setCurrentProgress(framecount);
+
+
+		setCurrentProgress(currentAcquisitionIndex+1);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h
index 0c811894b..40277c34f 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h
@@ -1370,9 +1370,17 @@ private:
 	 */
 	void startReceivingData();
 
+	  /* synchronizing between zmq threads */
 	  sem_t sem_singledone[MAXDET];
 	  sem_t sem_singlewait[MAXDET];
 	  int* singleframe[MAXDET];
+
+	  /* Parameters given to the gui picked up from zmq threads*/
+	  int currentAcquisitionIndex;
+	  int currentFrameIndex;
+	  int currentSubFrameIndex;
+	  char currentFileName[MAX_STR_LENGTH];
+
 	  /** Ensures if threads created successfully */
 	  bool threadStarted;
 	  /** Current Thread Index*/