diff --git a/hipadaba.c b/hipadaba.c
index 6fb253dd..181c2765 100644
--- a/hipadaba.c
+++ b/hipadaba.c
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ static void DeleteNodeData(pHdb node){
     if(node->name != NULL){
         free(node->name);
     }
+    if(node->path != NULL){
+        free(node->path);
+    }
     ReleaseHdbValue(&node->value);
     node->magic = 000000;
 
@@ -697,6 +700,7 @@ char *GetHipadabaPath(pHdb node){
         strcat(pPtr,"/");
         strcat(pPtr,nodeStack[i]->name);
     }
+    node->path = pPtr;
     return pPtr;
 }    
 /*==================== Callback Functions ==================================*/
diff --git a/hipadaba.h b/hipadaba.h
index 885d4280..944efa81 100644
--- a/hipadaba.h
+++ b/hipadaba.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ typedef struct __hipadaba {
        	struct __hdbcallback *readCallbacks;
         struct __hdbcallback *treeChangeCallbacks;
         char *name;
+        char *path;
         hdbValue value;
         int protected;
         pStringDict properties;
diff --git a/sicshipadaba.c b/sicshipadaba.c
index fa88f53f..2fcba9d8 100644
--- a/sicshipadaba.c
+++ b/sicshipadaba.c
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ static int SICSDriveCallback(void *userData, void *callData, pHdb node,
     pCon = (SConnection *)callData;
     dum = (pDummy)userData;
     assert(pCon != NULL && dum != NULL);
-    return StartDevice(pServ->pExecutor,node->name,dum->pDescriptor, 
+    GetHipadabaPath(node);
+    return StartDevice(pServ->pExecutor,node->path,dum->pDescriptor, 
                 userData, pCon, (float)v.v.doubleValue);
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -870,6 +871,9 @@ static void SICSDeleteNodeData(pHdb node){
     if(node->name != NULL){
         free(node->name);
     }
+    if(node->path != NULL){
+        free(node->path);
+    }
     ReleaseHdbValue(&node->value);
     node->magic = 000000;