diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
index 6ba226ada..b348afab9 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
@@ -391,15 +391,13 @@ void* postProcessing::processData(int delflag) {
 		bool newData=false;
 		char currentfName[MAX_STR_LENGTH];
 		int currentfIndex=0;
-
-		while(1){
+		while(1){cout<<"\t"<<flush;
 			if (checkJoinThread()) break;
 			usleep(200000);
 
 			pthread_mutex_lock(&mg);
 			caught=getCurrentFrameIndex();
 			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mg);
-
 			incrementProgress(caught-prevCaught);
 			if(caught-prevCaught) newData=true;
 			else newData=false;
@@ -414,16 +412,22 @@ void* postProcessing::processData(int delflag) {
 					cout<<"****Detector returned NULL***"<<endl;
 					return 0;
 				}
-				fdata=decodeData(receiverData);
-				delete [] receiverData;
-				if(fdata){
-					if (dataReady) {
-						thisData=new detectorData(fdata,NULL,NULL,getCurrentProgress(),currentfName,getTotalNumberOfChannels());
-						dataReady(thisData, currentfIndex, pCallbackArg);
-						delete thisData;
-						fdata=NULL;
+
+				if(currentfIndex>=0){
+					fdata=decodeData(receiverData);
+					delete [] receiverData;
+					if(fdata){
+						if (dataReady) {
+							thisData=new detectorData(fdata,NULL,NULL,getCurrentProgress(),currentfName,getTotalNumberOfChannels());
+							dataReady(thisData, currentfIndex, pCallbackArg);
+							delete thisData;
+							fdata=NULL;
+						}
 					}
 				}
+				else{
+					cout<<"****Detector returned mismatched indeices***"<<endl;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.cpp
index 23e6f58a1..e4624044e 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiverFunctionList.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ int slsReceiverFunctionList::startWriting(){
 
 	//start writing
 	sfilefd = fopen((const char *) (actualfilename), "w");
-	cout << "Saving to " << actualfilename << ". Ready! " << endl;
+	cout << "Ready! " << endl << "Saving to " << actualfilename << endl;
 
 
 	while(listening_thread_running){
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.cpp
index 640839f74..7449fa0ce 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsReceiver/slsReceiver_funcs.cpp
@@ -679,7 +679,6 @@ int	slsReceiverFuncs::read_frame(){
 
 	//got atleast first frame, read buffer
 	if(ret==OK){
-		ret=FAIL;
 		while(count<20){
 			//get frame
 			raw=slsReceiverList->readFrame(fName);
@@ -696,7 +695,6 @@ int	slsReceiverFuncs::read_frame(){
 				if(index%2){
 					memcpy(retval,((char*) origVal)+2, onedatasize);
 					memcpy((((char*)retval)+onedatasize), ((char*) origVal)+8+onedatasize, onedatasize);
-					ret=OK;
 					break;
 				}
 
@@ -705,7 +703,6 @@ int	slsReceiverFuncs::read_frame(){
 					memcpy((((char*)retval)+onedatasize),((char*) origVal)+2, onedatasize);
 					memcpy(retval, ((char*) origVal)+8+onedatasize, onedatasize);
 					index=index2;
-					ret=OK;
 					break;
 				}
 
@@ -718,6 +715,8 @@ int	slsReceiverFuncs::read_frame(){
 		if(count==20){
 			cout << "same type: index:" << index << "\tindex2:" << index2 << endl;
 			/**send garbage with -1 index to try again*/
+			memcpy(retval,((char*) origVal)+2, onedatasize);
+			memcpy((((char*)retval)+onedatasize), ((char*) origVal)+8+onedatasize, onedatasize);
 		}
 
 		arg=((index - startIndex)/2)-1;