diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/RegisterDefs.h b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/RegisterDefs.h
index 4da6dea3f..cb1ac8428 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/RegisterDefs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/RegisterDefs.h
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@
 #define ASIC_CONFIG_CURRENT_SRC_EN_MSK      (0x00000001 << ASIC_CONFIG_CURRENT_SRC_EN_OFST)
 #define ASIC_CONFIG_RST_DAC_OFST            (15)
 #define ASIC_CONFIG_RST_DAC_MSK             (0x00000001 << ASIC_CONFIG_RST_DAC_OFST)
+#define ASIC_CONFIG_DOUT_RDY_SRC_OFST       (16)
+#define ASIC_CONFIG_DOUT_RDY_SRC_MSK        (0x0000000F << ASIC_CONFIG_DOUT_RDY_SRC_OFST)
+#define ASIC_CONFIG_DOUT_RDY_DLY_OFST       (20)
+#define ASIC_CONFIG_DOUT_RDY_DLY_MSK        (0x000000FF << ASIC_CONFIG_DOUT_RDY_DLY_OFST)
 #define ASIC_CONFIG_DONE_OFST               (31)
 #define ASIC_CONFIG_DONE_MSK                (0x00000001 << ASIC_CONFIG_DONE_OFST)
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
index 17d5175bc..0920aa394 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorFunctionList.c
@@ -472,8 +472,7 @@ void setupDetector() {
     // power on chip
     powerChip(1);
 
-    // default asic value (masks? what do they mean? TODO)
-    bus_w(ASIC_CONFIG_REG, DEFAULT_ASIC_CONFIG_VALUE);
+    setASICDefaults();
 
     setPhase(READOUT_C1, DEFAULT_CLK1_PHASE_DEG, 1);
     setDBITPipeline(DEFAULT_DBIT_PIPELINE);
@@ -509,6 +508,24 @@ void setupDetector() {
     setVetoAlgorithm(DEFAULT_ALGORITHM, ETHERNET_10GB);
 }
 
+void setASICDefaults() {
+    uint32_t addr = ASIC_CONFIG_REG;
+
+    // dout ready source
+    bus_w(addr, bus_r(addr) & ~ASIC_CONFIG_DOUT_RDY_SRC_MSK);
+    bus_w(addr, bus_r(addr) | ((DEFAULT_ASIC_DOUT_RDY_SRC
+                                << ASIC_CONFIG_DOUT_RDY_SRC_OFST) &
+                               ASIC_CONFIG_DOUT_RDY_SRC_MSK));
+    // dout ready delay
+    bus_w(addr, bus_r(addr) & ~ASIC_CONFIG_DOUT_RDY_DLY_MSK);
+    bus_w(addr, bus_r(addr) | ((DEFAULT_ASIC_DOUT_RDY_DLY
+                                << ASIC_CONFIG_DOUT_RDY_DLY_OFST) &
+                               ASIC_CONFIG_DOUT_RDY_DLY_MSK));
+    // config done
+    bus_w(addr, bus_r(addr) | ASIC_CONFIG_DONE_MSK);
+    LOG(logINFO, ("Setting ASIC Defaults (0x%x)\n", bus_r(addr)));
+}
+
 int resetToDefaultDacs(int hardReset) {
     // reset defaults to hardcoded defaults
     if (hardReset) {
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
index c84b10e03..6046fba9e 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/gotthard2DetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_CLK1_PHASE_DEG    (270)
 #define DEFAULT_DBIT_PIPELINE     (1)
-#define DEFAULT_ASIC_CONFIG_VALUE (0x80350000)
+#define DEFAULT_ASIC_DOUT_RDY_SRC (0x5)
+#define DEFAULT_ASIC_DOUT_RDY_DLY (0x3)
 
 #define VETO_DATA_SIZE          (160)
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/include/slsDetectorFunctionList.h b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/include/slsDetectorFunctionList.h
index 4bf1a0cd8..cc0a97938 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/include/slsDetectorFunctionList.h
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/include/slsDetectorFunctionList.h
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ int resetToDefaultDacs(int hardReset);
 int getDefaultDac(enum DACINDEX index, enum detectorSettings sett, int *retval);
 int setDefaultDac(enum DACINDEX index, enum detectorSettings sett, int value);
 #endif
-#ifdef MYTHEN3D
+#if defined(MYTHEN3D) || defined(GOTTHARD2D)
 void setASICDefaults();
+#endif
+#ifdef MYTHEN3D
 void setADIFDefaults();
 #endif
 #if defined(GOTTHARD2D) || defined(EIGERD) || defined(JUNGFRAUD)