diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index e63a74538..2975097ac 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ slsDetectorDefs::detectorType slsDetector::getDetectorType(const char *name, int
     s->Disconnect();
   } else {
     cout << "Cannot connect to server " << name << " over port " << cport << endl;
-    setErrorMask((getErrorMask())|(CANNOT_CONNECT_TO_DETECTOR));
   }
 
   delete s;