diff --git a/sinqEPICSApp/src/devScalerEL737.c b/sinqEPICSApp/src/devScalerEL737.c
index 3fdd123..8471bdb 100644
--- a/sinqEPICSApp/src/devScalerEL737.c
+++ b/sinqEPICSApp/src/devScalerEL737.c
@@ -112,12 +112,14 @@ static void connectSlaveRecords(EL737priv *priv)
   char slaveName[PVNAME_SZ], errName[256];
   long status;
 
+  priv->dbInit = 1;
   snprintf(slaveName,sizeof(slaveName),"%s:Pause", priv->psr->name);
   errlogPrintf("Name of pause variable: %s\n", slaveName);
   status = dbNameToAddr(slaveName,&priv->pause); 
   if(status!= 0){
     errSymLookup(status,errName,sizeof(errName));
     errlogPrintf("dbNameToAddr failed for %s with %s\n", slaveName, errName);
+    priv->dbInit = 0;
   } else {
     errlogPrintf("dbNameToAddr succeded for %s, record access %s\n",slaveName, priv->pause.precord->name); 
   }
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ static void connectSlaveRecords(EL737priv *priv)
   if(status!= 0){
     errSymLookup(status,errName,sizeof(errName));
     errlogPrintf("dbNameToAddr failed for %s with %s\n", slaveName, errName);
+    priv->dbInit = 0;
   } else {
     errlogPrintf("dbNameToAddr succeded for %s, record access %s\n",slaveName, priv->msgTxt.precord->name); 
   }
@@ -138,11 +141,10 @@ static void connectSlaveRecords(EL737priv *priv)
   if(status!= 0){
     errSymLookup(status,errName,sizeof(errName));
     errlogPrintf("dbNameToAddr failed for %s with %s\n", slaveName, errName);
+    priv->dbInit = 0;
   } else {
     errlogPrintf("dbNameToAddr succeded for %s, record access %s\n",slaveName, priv->status.precord->name); 
   }
-
-  priv->dbInit = 1;
 }
 
 static long el737_init_record(scalerRecord *psr, CALLBACK *pcallback)