diff --git a/ADOrcaApp/src/orca.cpp b/ADOrcaApp/src/orca.cpp
index 004243f..63fb45e 100644
--- a/ADOrcaApp/src/orca.cpp
+++ b/ADOrcaApp/src/orca.cpp
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ void Orca::imageTask(){
     int evr_counts_since_last_start = 0;
     int evr_counts_since_last_start_previous = 0;
     int evr_trigger_dropped = 0;
+    int acqStatus;
     uint64_t prevAcquisitionCount = 0;
     DCAMCAP_TRANSFERINFO captransferinfo;
     epicsTimeStamp prevAcqTime, currentAcqTime;
@@ -929,10 +930,12 @@ void Orca::imageTask(){
         
         
         getDoubleParam(ADAcquirePeriod, &acqusitionRate);
+        getIntegerParam(ADStatus, &acqStatus);
         maxAcqusitionTime = acqusitionRate * 2;
         epicsTimeGetCurrent(&currentAcqTime);
-        if (epicsTimeDiffInSeconds(&currentAcqTime, &prevAcqTime) > maxAcqusitionTime) {
-          printf("[DEBUG]::maxAcqusitionTime %f\n", maxAcqusitionTime); 
+        if ((epicsTimeDiffInSeconds(&currentAcqTime, &prevAcqTime) > maxAcqusitionTime) &&
+             acqStatus != ADStatusAborted) {
+          printf("[DEBUG]::maxAcqusitionTime %f\n", maxAcqusitionTime);
           setShutter(0);
           stopAcquire();
           setIntegerParam(ADAcquire, 0);