diff --git a/sinqEPICSApp/src/devScalerEL737.c b/sinqEPICSApp/src/devScalerEL737.c
index 95bf088..41be81c 100644
--- a/sinqEPICSApp/src/devScalerEL737.c
+++ b/sinqEPICSApp/src/devScalerEL737.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ static long el737_init_record(scalerRecord *psr, CALLBACK *pcallback)
     psr->pact = 1;
     return 0;
   }
+  pasynManager->autoConnect(dummyUser, 1);
   status = pasynOctetSyncIO->connect(port, 0, &priv->asynContext, NULL);
   if (status) {
     asynPrint(dummyUser, ASYN_TRACE_ERROR, 
@@ -385,7 +386,11 @@ static asynStatus el737_transactCommand(EL737priv *priv,char command[COMLEN],cha
       }
     }
   } else {
-    strncpy(message,"Lost communication",sizeof(message));
+    if(errno == EAGAIN){
+        errlogPrintf("Lost response to %s with EAGAIN\n", command); 
+    } else {
+        strncpy(message,"Lost communication",sizeof(message));
+    }
   }
   if(priv->dbInit){
     dbStatus = dbPutField(&priv->msgTxt, DBR_STRING,message, 1);
@@ -451,7 +456,7 @@ static void runEvents(EL737priv *priv)
   if(priv->sendThreshold == 1) {
     // fallback when we do not have the DB fields or threshCounter is invalid
     if(priv->presets[THRESHMON] <= 0) {
-      errlogPrintf("Invalid threshold preset monitor %ld, no threshold sent", priv->presets[THRESHMON]); 
+      errlogPrintf("Invalid threshold preset monitor %ld, no threshold sent\n", priv->presets[THRESHMON]); 
     } else {
       sprintf(command,"DL %d %d", (int)priv->presets[THRESHMON],
 	      (int)priv->presets[THRESHVAL]);
@@ -506,8 +511,12 @@ static void updateValues(EL737priv *priv)
   strcpy(command,"RA");
   status = el737_transactCommand(priv,command,reply);
   if(status != asynSuccess){
-    errlogPrintf("devScalerEL737::el737Thread communication problem %s, errno = %d\n",
-		 priv->asynContext->errorMessage, errno);
+    if(errno == EAGAIN){
+        errlogPrintf("devScalerEL737::el737Thread lost response to %s with EAGAIN\n", command);
+    } else {
+        errlogPrintf("devScalerEL737::el737Thread communication problem %s, errno = %d\n",
+		     priv->asynContext->errorMessage, errno);
+    }
     return;
   }
   status = sscanf(reply, "%f %ld %ld %ld %ld %ld %ld %ld %ld",