diff --git a/secop_psi/sea.py b/secop_psi/sea.py
index 905340a..535b8a4 100644
--- a/secop_psi/sea.py
+++ b/secop_psi/sea.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class SeaClient(ProxyClient, Module):
             elif reply is None:
                 reply = line.strip()
             else:
-                raise HardwareError('SEA: superfluous reply %r to %r' % (reply, cmd))
+                self.log.info('SEA: superfluous reply %r to %r', reply, cmd)
         if errors:
             raise HardwareError('; '.join(errors))
         return reply
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class SeaModule(Module):
                 if result[0]['path'] != '':
                     pass  # TODO: check these cases
                 result[0]['key'] = 'value'
-                logger.info('PARAMS %s %r', name, result)
+                # logger.info('PARAMS %s %r', name, result)
             base = descr['base']
             params = descr['params']
             extra_module_set = cfgdict.pop('extra_modules', ())
@@ -466,12 +466,12 @@ class SeaModule(Module):
                 extra_modules[name + '.' + key] = sea_object, base, paramdesc
                 continue  # skip this parameter
             path2param[hdbpath] = (name, key)
-            logger.info('PARAM %s %s %s', hdbpath, name, key)
+            # logger.info('PARAM %s %s %s', hdbpath, name, key)
             attributes[key] = pobj
             # if hasattr(cls, 'read_' + key):
             #     print('override %s.read_%s' % (cls.__name__, key))
 
-            def rfunc(self, cmd='hval /sics/%s/%s' % (sea_object, path)):
+            def rfunc(self, cmd='hval %s/%s' % (base, path)):
                 print('READ', cmd)
                 reply = self._iodev.query(cmd)
                 print('REPLY', reply)
@@ -601,4 +601,4 @@ class SeaDrivable(SeaModule, Drivable):
             self.target = value
 
     def stop(self):
-        self._iodev.query('%s is_running 0' % self.sea_object)
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+        self._iodev.query('%s is_running 0' % self.sea_object)