diff --git a/src/detectorTowerAngleAxis.cpp b/src/detectorTowerAngleAxis.cpp
index af8a48b..4cd4042 100644
--- a/src/detectorTowerAngleAxis.cpp
+++ b/src/detectorTowerAngleAxis.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ asynStatus detectorTowerAngleAxis::poll(bool *moving) {
                                              __LINE__);
         }
     }
-    wasMoving_ = *moving;
+    setWasMoving(*moving);
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ asynStatus detectorTowerAngleAxis::doMove(double position, int relative,
 
     // Signal to the deferredMovementCollectorLoop that a movement should be
     // started to the defined target position.
-    targetPosition_ = position * motorRecResolution;
+    setTargetPosition(position * motorRecResolution);
     receivedTarget_ = true;
 
     return asynSuccess;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ asynStatus detectorTowerAngleAxis::startCombinedMove() {
     // Set the target positions for beam tilt, detector tilt offset and lift
     // offset
     snprintf(command, sizeof(command), "Q451=%lf Q454=%lf P350=1",
-             targetPosition_, liftAxis_->targetPosition_);
+             targetPosition(), liftAxis_->targetPosition());
 
     // Lock the access to the controller since this function runs in another
     // thread than the poll method.