diff --git a/.env_exemple b/.env_exemple
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d5abac8..caadbd8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ O.*
 .cvsignore
 testenv/
 __pycache__
-.pytest_cache
\ No newline at end of file
+.pytest_cache
+.env
diff --git a/db/socket_record.db b/db/socket_record.db
index aa7bdf6..ee1bbfc 100644
--- a/db/socket_record.db
+++ b/db/socket_record.db
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 record(stringout, "$(DEVICE_NAME)_set_$(PARAMETER_NAME)_$(PARAMETER_ID)") {
     field(DTYP, "stream")
-    
-    field(VAL, "Off")
-    field(PINI, "YES")
-
+    field(PINI, "NO")
     field(OUT, "@$(DB)command.proto set($(PARAMETER_ID)) $(PORT)")
 }
     
diff --git a/sim/ePowerSwitch8_sim.py b/sim/ePowerSwitch8_sim.py
index d188c7b..8d4a0a6 100644
--- a/sim/ePowerSwitch8_sim.py
+++ b/sim/ePowerSwitch8_sim.py
@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@ def readAscii(connexion_client : socket):
         match message[24]:
             case 'n':
                 outlet_state[outlet_index] = 'On'
+                print("powering on " + str(outlet_index))
             case 'f':
                 outlet_state[outlet_index] = 'Off'
+                print("powering off " + str(outlet_index))
             case 'e':
                 outlet_state[outlet_index] = 'Restart'
+                print("restarting " + str(outlet_index))
     if message[0] == 'G':
+        print("sending current state report")
         time = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%d %B %Y %H:%M:%S')
         connexion_client.send(bytes("Hidden Page\n" + time + "\nVersion: 1.5.0.1\n" +
         "M0:O1=" + outlet_state[0] + "\n"+
diff --git a/st.cmd b/st.cmd
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a192db..0000000
--- a/st.cmd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-require ePowerSwitch,ponsin_h
-
-epicsEnvSet("ASYN_PORT", "myDriverPort")
-epicsEnvSet("DB", "$(ePowerSwitch_DB)")
-
-# I use HTTP to use TCP and disconnect after, but no disconnection is done, so I disconnect manually.
-drvAsynIPPortConfigure("$(ASYN_PORT)","127.0.0.1:55555 http", 0, 0, 0)
-
-dbLoadTemplate("$(DB)template$(EPOWERSWITCH_SOCKET_NUMBER).substitutions", "PORT=$(ASYN_PORT), DEVICE_NAME=$(DEVICE_NAME), DB=$(DB)")
-
-iocInit()
diff --git a/startioc.sh b/startioc.sh
index 5ba9359..a245171 100755
--- a/startioc.sh
+++ b/startioc.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 if [ $1 -eq 4 -o $1 -eq 8 ]
 then
+  source .env
   export DEVICE_NAME="ePowerSwitch"
   export EPOWERSWITCH_SOCKET_NUMBER=$1 
+  export 
   echo "Starting ePowerSwitch drivers with $1 outlets" 
   iocsh st.cmd
 else