diff --git a/src/pv/pvaClient.h b/src/pv/pvaClient.h
index 3ef6148..92ce4e4 100644
--- a/src/pv/pvaClient.h
+++ b/src/pv/pvaClient.h
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ private:
         PvaClientChannelPtr const & pvaClientChannel,
         epics::pvData::PVStructurePtr const &pvRequest);
 
-    void checkGetState();
+    void checkConnectState();
     enum GetConnectState {connectIdle,connectActive,connected};
 
     PvaClient::weak_pointer pvaClient;
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ private :
         PvaClientChannelPtr const & pvaClientChannel,
         epics::pvData::PVStructurePtr const &pvRequest);
     
-    void checkPutState();
+    void checkConnectState();
     enum PutConnectState {connectIdle,connectActive,connected};
 
     PvaClient::weak_pointer pvaClient;
diff --git a/src/pvaClientChannel.cpp b/src/pvaClientChannel.cpp
index e8da448..929c876 100644
--- a/src/pvaClientChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/pvaClientChannel.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ void PvaClientChannel::channelStateChange(
         << " " << Channel::ConnectionStateNames[connectionState]
         << endl;
     }
-    
     bool waitingForConnect = false;
     if(connectState==connectActive) waitingForConnect = true;
     if(connectionState!=Channel::CONNECTED) {
diff --git a/src/pvaClientGet.cpp b/src/pvaClientGet.cpp
index 77c3798..c93fc0f 100644
--- a/src/pvaClientGet.cpp
+++ b/src/pvaClientGet.cpp
@@ -115,16 +115,16 @@ PvaClientGet::~PvaClientGet()
 }
 
 
-void PvaClientGet::checkGetState()
+void PvaClientGet::checkConnectState()
 {
     if(PvaClient::getDebug()) {
-        cout << "PvaClientGet::checkGetState"
+        cout << "PvaClientGet::checkConnectState"
            << " channelName " << pvaClientChannel->getChannel()->getChannelName()
            << endl;
     }
     if(!pvaClientChannel->getChannel()->isConnected()) {
         string message = string("channel ") + pvaClientChannel->getChannel()->getChannelName()
-            + " PvaClientGet::checkGetState channel not connected ";
+            + " PvaClientGet::checkConnectState channel not connected ";
         throw std::runtime_error(message);
     }
     if(connectState==connectIdle) {
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ PvaClientGetDataPtr PvaClientGet::getData()
                << " channelName " << pvaClientChannel->getChannel()->getChannelName()
                << endl;
     }
-    checkGetState();
+    checkConnectState();
     if(getState==getIdle) get();
     return pvaClientData;
 }
diff --git a/src/pvaClientMonitor.cpp b/src/pvaClientMonitor.cpp
index 449209a..246f630 100644
--- a/src/pvaClientMonitor.cpp
+++ b/src/pvaClientMonitor.cpp
@@ -436,16 +436,6 @@ bool PvaClientMonitor::poll()
            << endl;
     }
     checkMonitorState();
-    if(!isStarted) {
-        string message = string("channel ") + pvaClientChannel->getChannel()->getChannelName()
-            + " PvaClientMonitor::poll illegal state ";
-         throw std::runtime_error(message);
-    }
-    if(userPoll) {
-        string message = string("channel ") + pvaClientChannel->getChannel()->getChannelName()
-            + " PvaClientMonitor::poll did not release last";
-        throw std::runtime_error(message);
-    }
     monitorElement = monitor->poll();
     if(!monitorElement) return false;
     userPoll = true;
@@ -483,11 +473,6 @@ void PvaClientMonitor::releaseEvent()
            << " channelName " << pvaClientChannel->getChannel()->getChannelName()
            << endl;
     }
-    if(!isStarted) {
-        string message = string("channel ") + pvaClientChannel->getChannel()->getChannelName()
-            + " PvaClientMonitor::releaseEvent monitor not started ";
-        throw std::runtime_error(message);
-    }
     if(!userPoll) {
         string message = string("channel ") + pvaClientChannel->getChannel()->getChannelName()
             + " PvaClientMonitor::releaseEvent did not call poll";
diff --git a/src/pvaClientPut.cpp b/src/pvaClientPut.cpp
index b6be8e1..c42ba19 100644
--- a/src/pvaClientPut.cpp
+++ b/src/pvaClientPut.cpp
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ PvaClientPut::~PvaClientPut()
 }
 
 
-void PvaClientPut::checkPutState()
+void PvaClientPut::checkConnectState()
 {
     if(PvaClient::getDebug()) {
-        cout << "PvaClientPut::checkPutState"
+        cout << "PvaClientPut::checkConnectState"
            << " channelName " << pvaClientChannel->getChannel()->getChannelName()
            << endl;
     }
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ void PvaClientPut::issuePut()
     if(putState==getActive || putState==putActive) {
          string message = string("channel ")
             + pvaClientChannel->getChannel()->getChannelName()
-            +  "PvaClientPut::issueGet get or put aleady active ";
+            +  "PvaClientPut::issuePut get or put aleady active ";
          throw std::runtime_error(message);
     }
     putState = putActive;
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ PvaClientPutDataPtr PvaClientPut::getData()
                << " channelName " << pvaClientChannel->getChannel()->getChannelName()
                << endl;
     }
-    checkPutState();
+    checkConnectState();
     if(putState==putIdle) get();
     return pvaClientData;
 }