diff --git a/pvtoolsSrc/eget.cpp b/pvtoolsSrc/eget.cpp
index 8f9d969..6e325ab 100644
--- a/pvtoolsSrc/eget.cpp
+++ b/pvtoolsSrc/eget.cpp
@@ -1807,8 +1807,19 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
                 shared_ptr<ChannelRequesterImpl> channelRequesterImpl = dynamic_pointer_cast<ChannelRequesterImpl>(channel->getChannelRequester());
                 channelRequesterImpl->showDisconnectMessage();
 
-                shared_ptr<MonitorRequesterImpl> monitorRequesterImpl(new MonitorRequesterImpl(channel->getChannelName()));
-				channel->createMonitor(monitorRequesterImpl, pvRequest);
+                // TODO remove this line, when CA provider will allow creation of monitors
+                // when channels is yet not connected
+                if (channelRequesterImpl->waitUntilConnected(timeOut))
+                {
+                    shared_ptr<MonitorRequesterImpl> monitorRequesterImpl(new MonitorRequesterImpl(channel->getChannelName()));
+                    channel->createMonitor(monitorRequesterImpl, pvRequest);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    allOK = false;
+                    channel->destroy();
+                    std::cerr << "[" << channel->getChannelName() << "] connection timeout" << std::endl;
+                }
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/src/ca/caChannel.cpp b/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
index 88a54b7..02a979e 100644
--- a/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
  */
 
+#include <epicsVersion.h>
+
 #include <pv/logger.h>
 #include <pv/standardField.h>
 
@@ -869,7 +871,20 @@ void CAChannelGet::getDone(struct event_handler_args &args)
 
 void CAChannelGet::get()
 {
-    int result = ca_array_get_callback(getType, channel->getElementCount(),
+    /*
+    From R3.14.12 onwards ca_array_get_callback() replies will give a CA client application the current number
+    of elements in an array field, provided they specified an element count of zero in their original request.
+    The element count is passed in the callback argument structure.
+    Prior to R3.14.12 requesting zero elements in a ca_array_get_callback() call was illegal and would fail
+    immediately.
+    */
+
+    int result = ca_array_get_callback(getType,
+#if (((EPICS_VERSION * 256 + EPICS_REVISION) * 256 + EPICS_MODIFICATION) >= ((3*256+14)*256+12))
+                                       0,
+#else
+                                       channel->getElementCount(),
+#endif
                                        channel->getChannelID(), ca_get_handler, this);
     if (result == ECA_NORMAL)
     {
@@ -1373,8 +1388,20 @@ void CAChannelMonitor::subscriptionEvent(struct event_handler_args &args)
 
 epics::pvData::Status CAChannelMonitor::start()
 {
+    /*
+    From R3.14.12 onwards when using the IOC server and the C++ client libraries monitor callbacks
+    replies will give a CA client application the current number of elements in an array field,
+    provided they specified an element count of zero in their original request.
+    The element count is passed in the callback argument structure.
+    Prior to R3.14.12 you could request a zero-length subscription and the zero would mean
+    “use the value of chid->element_count() for this particular channel”,
+    but the length of the data you got in your callbacks would never change
+    (the server would zero-fill everything after the current length of the field).
+     */
+
     // TODO DBE_PROPERTY support
-    int result = ca_create_subscription(getType, channel->getElementCount(),
+    int result = ca_create_subscription(getType,
+                                        0 /*channel->getElementCount()*/,
                                         channel->getChannelID(), DBE_VALUE,
                                         ca_subscription_handler, this,
                                         &eventID);