diff --git a/src/ca/caChannel.cpp b/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
index d69d0f4..117c197 100644
--- a/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
@@ -259,53 +259,61 @@ void CAChannel::connected()
         // TODO we need only Structure here
         this->structure = structure;
     }
-    while(!putQueue.empty()) {
-         putQueue.front()->activate();
-         putQueue.pop();
+    while(!getFieldQueue.empty()) {
+        getFieldQueue.front()->callRequester(shared_from_this());
+        getFieldQueue.pop();
     }
-    while(!getQueue.empty()) {
-         getQueue.front()->activate();
-         getQueue.pop();
-    }
-    while(!monitorQueue.empty()) {
-         monitorQueue.front()->activate();
-         monitorQueue.pop();
-    }
-    std::queue<CAChannelPutPtr> putQ;
-    std::queue<CAChannelGetPtr> getQ;
-    std::queue<CAChannelMonitorPtr> monitorQ;
-    {
-        Lock lock(requestsMutex);
-        std::vector<CAChannelGetWPtr>::const_iterator getiter;
-        for (getiter = getList.begin(); getiter != getList.end(); ++getiter) {
-            CAChannelGetPtr temp = (*getiter).lock();
-            if(!temp) continue;
-            getQ.push(temp);
+    if(firstConnect) {
+        while(!putQueue.empty()) {
+            putQueue.front()->activate();
+            putQueue.pop();
         }
-        std::vector<CAChannelPutWPtr>::const_iterator putiter;
-        for (putiter = putList.begin(); putiter != putList.end(); ++putiter) {
-            CAChannelPutPtr temp = (*putiter).lock();
-            if(!temp) continue;
-            putQ.push(temp);
+        while(!getQueue.empty()) {
+            getQueue.front()->activate();
+            getQueue.pop();
         }
-        std::vector<CAChannelMonitorWPtr>::const_iterator monitoriter;
-        for (monitoriter = monitorList.begin(); monitoriter != monitorList.end(); ++monitoriter) {
-            CAChannelMonitorPtr temp = (*monitoriter).lock();
-            if(!temp) continue;
-            monitorQ.push(temp);
+        while(!monitorQueue.empty()) {
+            monitorQueue.front()->activate();
+            monitorQueue.pop();
+        }
+    } else {
+        firstConnect = false;
+        std::queue<CAChannelPutPtr> putQ;
+        std::queue<CAChannelGetPtr> getQ;
+        std::queue<CAChannelMonitorPtr> monitorQ;
+        {
+            Lock lock(requestsMutex);
+            std::vector<CAChannelGetWPtr>::const_iterator getiter;
+            for (getiter = getList.begin(); getiter != getList.end(); ++getiter) {
+                CAChannelGetPtr temp = (*getiter).lock();
+                if(!temp) continue;
+                getQ.push(temp);
+            }
+            std::vector<CAChannelPutWPtr>::const_iterator putiter;
+            for (putiter = putList.begin(); putiter != putList.end(); ++putiter) {
+                CAChannelPutPtr temp = (*putiter).lock();
+                if(!temp) continue;
+                putQ.push(temp);
+            }
+            std::vector<CAChannelMonitorWPtr>::const_iterator monitoriter;
+            for (monitoriter = monitorList.begin(); monitoriter != monitorList.end(); ++monitoriter) {
+                CAChannelMonitorPtr temp = (*monitoriter).lock();
+                if(!temp) continue;
+                monitorQ.push(temp);
+            }
+        }
+        while(!putQ.empty()) {
+             putQ.front()->channelCreated(Status::Ok,shared_from_this());
+             putQ.pop();
+        }
+        while(!getQ.empty()) {
+             getQ.front()->channelCreated(Status::Ok,shared_from_this());
+             getQ.pop();
+        }
+        while(!monitorQ.empty()) {
+             monitorQ.front()->channelCreated(Status::Ok,shared_from_this());
+             monitorQ.pop();
         }
-    }
-    while(!putQ.empty()) {
-         putQ.front()->channelCreated(Status::Ok,shared_from_this());
-         putQ.pop();
-    }
-    while(!getQ.empty()) {
-         getQ.front()->channelCreated(Status::Ok,shared_from_this());
-         getQ.pop();
-    }
-    while(!monitorQ.empty()) {
-         monitorQ.front()->channelCreated(Status::Ok,shared_from_this());
-         monitorQ.pop();
     }
     ChannelRequester::shared_pointer req(channelRequester.lock());
     if(req) {
@@ -372,7 +380,8 @@ CAChannel::CAChannel(std::string const & _channelName,
     channelRequester(_channelRequester),
     channelID(0),
     channelType(0),
-    elementCount(0)
+    elementCount(0),
+    firstConnect(true)
 {
     if(DEBUG_LEVEL>0) {
           cout<< "CAChannel::CAChannel " << channelName << endl;
@@ -520,19 +529,14 @@ std::tr1::shared_ptr<ChannelRequester> CAChannel::getChannelRequester()
 void CAChannel::getField(GetFieldRequester::shared_pointer const & requester,
                          std::string const & subField)
 {
-    Field::const_shared_pointer field =
-        subField.empty() ?
-        std::tr1::static_pointer_cast<const Field>(structure) :
-        structure->getField(subField);
-
-    if (field)
-    {
-        EXCEPTION_GUARD(requester->getDone(Status::Ok, field));
+    if(DEBUG_LEVEL>0) {
+        cout << "CAChannel::getField " << channelName << endl;
     }
-    else
-    {
-        Status errorStatus(Status::STATUSTYPE_ERROR, "field '" + subField + "' not found");
-        EXCEPTION_GUARD(requester->getDone(errorStatus, FieldConstPtr()));
+    CAChannelGetFieldPtr getField(new CAChannelGetField(requester,subField));
+    if(getConnectionState()==Channel::CONNECTED) {
+         getField->callRequester(shared_from_this());
+    } else {
+        getFieldQueue.push(getField);
     }
 }
 
@@ -613,6 +617,47 @@ void CAChannel::printInfo(std::ostream& out)
 }
 
 
+CAChannelGetField::CAChannelGetField(
+    GetFieldRequester::shared_pointer const & requester,std::string const & subField)
+  : getFieldRequester(requester),
+    subField(subField)
+{
+    if(DEBUG_LEVEL>0) {
+        cout << "CAChannelGetField::CAChannelGetField()\n";
+    }
+}
+
+CAChannelGetField::~CAChannelGetField()
+{
+    if(DEBUG_LEVEL>0) {
+        cout << "CAChannelGetField::~CAChannelGetField()\n";
+    }
+}
+
+void CAChannelGetField::callRequester(CAChannelPtr const & caChannel)
+{
+    if(DEBUG_LEVEL>0) {
+        cout << "CAChannelGetField::callRequester\n";
+    }
+    GetFieldRequester::shared_pointer requester(getFieldRequester.lock());
+    if(!requester) return;
+    epics::pvData::Structure::const_shared_pointer structure(caChannel->getStructure());
+    Field::const_shared_pointer field =
+        subField.empty() ?
+        std::tr1::static_pointer_cast<const Field>(structure) :
+        structure->getField(subField);
+
+    if (field)
+    {
+        EXCEPTION_GUARD(requester->getDone(Status::Ok, field));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        Status errorStatus(Status::STATUSTYPE_ERROR, "field '" + subField + "' not found");
+        EXCEPTION_GUARD(requester->getDone(errorStatus, FieldConstPtr()));
+    }
+}
+
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void CAChannel::threadAttach()
@@ -624,15 +669,6 @@ void CAChannel::threadAttach()
 }
 
 
-CAChannelGetPtr CAChannelGet::create(
-    CAChannel::shared_pointer const & channel,
-    ChannelGetRequester::shared_pointer const & channelGetRequester,
-    epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer const & pvRequest)
-{
-    return CAChannelGetPtr(new CAChannelGet(channel, channelGetRequester, pvRequest));
-}
-
-
 static chtype getDBRType(PVStructure::shared_pointer const & pvRequest, chtype nativeType)
 {
     // get "field" sub-structure
@@ -642,9 +678,13 @@ static chtype getDBRType(PVStructure::shared_pointer const & pvRequest, chtype n
         fieldSubField = pvRequest;
     Structure::const_shared_pointer fieldStructure = fieldSubField->getStructure();
 
-    // no fields or control -> DBR_CTRL_<type>
-    if (fieldStructure->getNumberFields() == 0 ||
-            fieldStructure->getField("control"))
+    // no fields
+    if (fieldStructure->getNumberFields() == 0)
+    {
+        return static_cast<chtype>(static_cast<int>(nativeType) + DBR_TIME_STRING);
+    }
+    // control -> DBR_CTRL_<type>
+    if (fieldStructure->getField("control"))
         return static_cast<chtype>(static_cast<int>(nativeType) + DBR_CTRL_STRING);
 
     // display/valueAlarm -> DBR_GR_<type>
@@ -666,6 +706,15 @@ static chtype getDBRType(PVStructure::shared_pointer const & pvRequest, chtype n
 
 size_t CAChannelGet::num_instances;
 
+CAChannelGetPtr CAChannelGet::create(
+    CAChannel::shared_pointer const & channel,
+    ChannelGetRequester::shared_pointer const & channelGetRequester,
+    epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer const & pvRequest)
+{
+    return CAChannelGetPtr(new CAChannelGet(channel, channelGetRequester, pvRequest));
+}
+
+
 CAChannelGet::CAChannelGet(CAChannel::shared_pointer const & channel,
     ChannelGetRequester::shared_pointer const & channelGetRequester,
     epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer const & pvRequest)
diff --git a/src/ca/caChannel.h b/src/ca/caChannel.h
index 80c2604..20900cc 100644
--- a/src/ca/caChannel.h
+++ b/src/ca/caChannel.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ namespace ca {
 
 class CAChannel;
 typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<CAChannel> CAChannelPtr;
+class CAChannelGetField;
+typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<CAChannelGetField> CAChannelGetFieldPtr;
+typedef std::tr1::weak_ptr<CAChannelGetField> CAChannelGetFieldWPtr;
 class CAChannelPut;
 typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<CAChannelPut> CAChannelPutPtr;
 typedef std::tr1::weak_ptr<CAChannelPut> CAChannelPutWPtr;
@@ -34,8 +37,18 @@ class CAChannelMonitor;
 typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<CAChannelMonitor> CAChannelMonitorPtr;
 typedef std::tr1::weak_ptr<CAChannelMonitor> CAChannelMonitorWPtr;
 
-typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<ChannelBaseRequester> ChannelBaseRequesterPtr;
-typedef std::tr1::weak_ptr<ChannelBaseRequester> ChannelBaseRequesterWPtr;
+class CAChannelGetField :
+    public std::tr1::enable_shared_from_this<CAChannelGetField>
+{
+public:
+    POINTER_DEFINITIONS(CAChannelGetField);
+    CAChannelGetField(GetFieldRequester::shared_pointer const & requester,std::string const & subField);
+    ~CAChannelGetField();
+    void callRequester(CAChannelPtr const & caChannel);
+private:
+    GetFieldRequester::weak_pointer getFieldRequester;
+    std::string subField;
+};
 
 class CAChannel :
     public Channel,
@@ -116,10 +129,12 @@ private:
     chid channelID;
     chtype channelType;
     unsigned elementCount;
+    bool firstConnect;
     epics::pvData::Structure::const_shared_pointer structure;
 
     epics::pvData::Mutex requestsMutex;
 
+    std::queue<CAChannelGetFieldPtr> getFieldQueue;
     std::queue<CAChannelPutPtr> putQueue;
     std::queue<CAChannelGetPtr> getQueue;
     std::queue<CAChannelMonitorPtr> monitorQueue;