diff --git a/scan.c b/scan.c
index 66c567c5..e61a3d48 100644
--- a/scan.c
+++ b/scan.c
@@ -547,10 +547,6 @@ CountEntry CollectCounterData(pScanData self)
       {
 /*--------- drive */
          iRet = self->ScanDrive(self,i);
-         if(!iRet)
-	 {
-           return 0;
-         }
          /* finished, check for interrupts. Whatever happened, user 
             interrupt or HW interrupt, it will be on our connection
          */
@@ -579,13 +575,15 @@ CountEntry CollectCounterData(pScanData self)
                          return 0;
                          break; 
          }   
+         if(!iRet)
+         {
+            SCWrite(self->pCon,"WARNING: skipped scan point after drive failure",
+                eWarning);
+           continue;
+         }
+
 /*-------------- count */
          iRet = self->ScanCount(self, i);
-         if(!iRet)
-	 {
-            return 0;
-         }
-         
          /* finished, check for interrupts. Whatever happened, user 
             interrupt or HW interrupt, it will be on our connection
          */
@@ -610,6 +608,13 @@ CountEntry CollectCounterData(pScanData self)
                          return 0;
                          break; 
          }   
+         if(!iRet)
+         {
+            SCWrite(self->pCon,"WARNING: skipped scan point after count failure",
+                eWarning);
+            continue;
+         }
+         
 /*-------- scan post processing */
          self->CollectScanData(self,i);
          InvokeCallBack(self->pCall,SCANPOINT,self);
@@ -2220,9 +2225,8 @@ static int DumpScan(pScanData self, SConnection *pCon)
         }       
 /*----------- getnumchan */
         else if(strcmp(argv[1],"getnumchan") == 0) {
-          snprintf(pBueffel,511,"%s.getnumchan = %ld", argv[0], GetNMonitor((pCounter)self->pCounterData));
+          snprintf(pBueffel,511,"%s.getnumchan = %d", argv[0], GetNMonitor((pCounter)self->pCounterData));
           SCWrite(pCon,pBueffel,eValue);
-          return 1;
         }
 /*----------- setchannel */
         else if(strcmp(argv[1],"setchannel") == 0)