diff --git a/tcl/seacom.tcl b/tcl/seacom.tcl
index 260c381..31ea428 100644
--- a/tcl/seacom.tcl
+++ b/tcl/seacom.tcl
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ proc stick_sensors {sensor1 sensor2} {
 proc fix_stick_sensors {} {
   # fix stick sensors
   foreach path {/tt/ts/curve /tt/ts_2/curve} {
-     set curv [silent "" sctval $path]
+     set curv [sctval $path ""]
      if {$curv ne ""} {
        hset $path $curv
      }