diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index dbb522235..1ccad502e 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -1523,8 +1523,7 @@ int multiSlsDetector::startAndReadAllNoWait(){
 */
 slsDetectorDefs::runStatus  multiSlsDetector::getRunStatus() {
 
-  runStatus s,s1;
-
+  runStatus s = IDLE,s1 = IDLE;
   if (thisMultiDetector->masterPosition>=0)
     if (detectors[thisMultiDetector->masterPosition]){
       s = detectors[thisMultiDetector->masterPosition]->getRunStatus();
@@ -4420,7 +4419,7 @@ int multiSlsDetector::stopReceiver(){
 
 slsDetectorDefs::runStatus multiSlsDetector::startReceiverReadout(){
 	int i=0;
-	runStatus s,s1;
+	runStatus s = IDLE,s1 = IDLE;
 	i=thisMultiDetector->masterPosition;
 	if (thisMultiDetector->masterPosition>=0) {
 		if (detectors[i]) {
@@ -4437,18 +4436,20 @@ slsDetectorDefs::runStatus multiSlsDetector::startReceiverReadout(){
 				setErrorMask(getErrorMask()|(1<<i));
 			if(s == ERROR)
 				s1 = ERROR;
-			if(s1 != s)
-				s1 = ERROR;
+			/*if(s1 != s)
+				s1 = ERROR;*/
+			if(s != IDLE)
+				s1 = s;
 		}
 	}
 
 	/**stoppedFlag=1;*/
-	return s;
+	return s1;
 }
 
 slsDetectorDefs::runStatus multiSlsDetector::getReceiverStatus(){
 
-  runStatus s,s1;
+  runStatus s = IDLE,s1 = IDLE;
 
   if (thisMultiDetector->masterPosition>=0)
     if (detectors[thisMultiDetector->masterPosition]){
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index 09586844e..4939b0482 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -3278,14 +3278,14 @@ slsDetectorDefs::runStatus slsDetector::getRunStatus(){
 	stopSocket->SendDataOnly(&fnum,sizeof(fnum));
 	stopSocket->ReceiveDataOnly(&ret,sizeof(ret));
 
-	//	cout << "________:::____________" << ret << endl;
+		//cout << "________:::____________" << ret << endl;
 
 	if (ret==FAIL) {
 	  stopSocket->ReceiveDataOnly(mess,sizeof(mess));
 	  std::cout<< "Detector returned error: " << mess << std::endl;
 	} else {
 	  stopSocket->ReceiveDataOnly(&retval,sizeof(retval));
-	  //	cout << "____________________" << retval << endl;
+	  	//cout << "____________________" << retval << endl;
 	}
 	stopSocket->Disconnect();
       }
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
index 7c1f36179..3fefc3a3c 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetectorCommand.cpp
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ string slsDetectorCommand::cmdStatus(int narg, char *args[], int action) {
   } else if (action==HELP_ACTION) {
     return helpStatus(narg,args,HELP_ACTION);
   } 
-  runStatus s=myDet->getRunStatus();  
+  runStatus s=myDet->getRunStatus();
   return myDet->runStatusType(s);
 
 }