diff --git a/iocBoot/iocWithAsyn/st.cmd.xps b/iocBoot/iocWithAsyn/st.cmd.xps
index 9f72d2a0..7be8dd7e 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocWithAsyn/st.cmd.xps
+++ b/iocBoot/iocWithAsyn/st.cmd.xps
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ XPSConfig(0, "newport-xps3", 5001, 2, 10, 500)
 drvAsynMotorConfigure("XPS1", "motorXPS", 0, 2)
 
 # card,  axis, groupName.positionerName
-XPSConfigAxis(0,0,"GROUP1.POSITIONER")
-XPSConfigAxis(0,1,"GROUP2.POSITIONER")
+XPSConfigAxis(0,0,"GROUP1.POSITIONER",1000)
+XPSConfigAxis(0,1,"GROUP2.POSITIONER",1000)
+
+epicsThreadSleep(1)
 
 #asynSetTraceMask newport-xps3:5001:0   0 255
-asynSetTraceIOMask newport-xps3:5001:0 0 2
-asynSetTraceMask XPS1 0 255
-asynSetTraceIOMask XPS1 0 2
+#asynSetTraceIOMask newport-xps3:5001:0 0 2
+#asynSetTraceMask XPS1 0 255
+#asynSetTraceIOMask XPS1 0 2
 
 iocInit
 
diff --git a/iocBoot/iocWithMPF/st.cmd.xps b/iocBoot/iocWithMPF/st.cmd.xps
index 9f72d2a0..7be8dd7e 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocWithMPF/st.cmd.xps
+++ b/iocBoot/iocWithMPF/st.cmd.xps
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ XPSConfig(0, "newport-xps3", 5001, 2, 10, 500)
 drvAsynMotorConfigure("XPS1", "motorXPS", 0, 2)
 
 # card,  axis, groupName.positionerName
-XPSConfigAxis(0,0,"GROUP1.POSITIONER")
-XPSConfigAxis(0,1,"GROUP2.POSITIONER")
+XPSConfigAxis(0,0,"GROUP1.POSITIONER",1000)
+XPSConfigAxis(0,1,"GROUP2.POSITIONER",1000)
+
+epicsThreadSleep(1)
 
 #asynSetTraceMask newport-xps3:5001:0   0 255
-asynSetTraceIOMask newport-xps3:5001:0 0 2
-asynSetTraceMask XPS1 0 255
-asynSetTraceIOMask XPS1 0 2
+#asynSetTraceIOMask newport-xps3:5001:0 0 2
+#asynSetTraceMask XPS1 0 255
+#asynSetTraceIOMask XPS1 0 2
 
 iocInit