diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/config/environment/temperature/sct_lakeshore_336.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/config/environment/temperature/sct_lakeshore_336.tcl
index f2253758..fe06d19d 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/config/environment/temperature/sct_lakeshore_336.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/config/environment/temperature/sct_lakeshore_336.tcl
@@ -1879,8 +1879,14 @@ proc add_sct_ls336 {name IP port terminator {_tol1 1.0} {_tol2 1.0} {_verbose 0}
     return
   }
   if {[ catch {
-    puts "\nadd_ls336: makesctcontroller $name std ${IP}:$port for Lakeshore model 336"
-    makesctcontroller sct_ls336_$name std ${IP}:$port $terminator
+    if {[string equal -nocase "aqadapter" "${IP}"]} {
+      # dcl 2013-05-27: in this case the port is the name of the AsyncQueue
+      puts "\nadd_ls336: makesctcontroller sct_ls336_$name aqadapter ${port} for Lakeshore model 336"
+      makesctcontroller sct_ls336_$name aqadapter ${port}
+    } else {
+    puts "\nadd_ls336: makesctcontroller sct_ls336_$name std ${IP}:$port $terminator for Lakeshore model 336"
+      makesctcontroller sct_ls336_$name std ${IP}:$port $terminator
+    }
     mk_sct_lakeshore_336 sct_ls336_$name environment $name $_tol1 $_tol2 $_verbose
     makesctemon $name /sics/$name/emon/monMode_Lp1 /sics/$name/emon/isInTolerance_Lp1 /sics/$name/emon/errhandler
     # set m2 "_2"
diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/config/environment/temperature/sct_lakeshore_340.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/config/environment/temperature/sct_lakeshore_340.tcl
index d514cfe2..cd60cb95 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/config/environment/temperature/sct_lakeshore_340.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/config/environment/temperature/sct_lakeshore_340.tcl
@@ -2086,8 +2086,13 @@ proc add_sct_ls340 {name IP port terminator {_tol1 1.0} {_tol2 1.0} {_verbose 0}
   }
   if {[ catch {
     set _ls340_LSmodel 340
-    puts "\nadd_ls340: makesctcontroller $name std ${IP}:$port for Lakeshore model $_ls340_LSmodel"
-    makesctcontroller sct_ls340_$name std ${IP}:$port $terminator
+    if {[string equal -nocase "aqadapter" "${IP}"]} {
+      puts "\nadd_ls340: makesctcontroller sct_ls340_$name aqadapter ${port} for Lakeshore model 340"
+      makesctcontroller sct_ls340_$name aqadapter ${port}
+    } else {
+      puts "\nadd_ls340: makesctcontroller sct_ls340_$name std ${IP}:$port $terminator for Lakeshore model 340"
+      makesctcontroller sct_ls340_$name std ${IP}:$port $terminator
+    }
     mk_sct_lakeshore_340 sct_ls340_$name environment $name $_ls340_LSmodel $_tol1 $_tol2 $_verbose
     makesctemon $name /sics/$name/emon/monMode_Lp1 /sics/$name/emon/isInTolerance_Lp1 /sics/$name/emon/errhandler
     # set m2 "_2"
diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/config/environment/temperature/sct_lakeshore_370.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/config/environment/temperature/sct_lakeshore_370.tcl
index b654085b..3bb9782f 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/config/environment/temperature/sct_lakeshore_370.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/config/environment/temperature/sct_lakeshore_370.tcl
@@ -904,7 +904,14 @@ namespace eval ::scobj::[set vendor]_[set device] {
     debug_log 1 "add_[set [ns]::vendor]_[set [ns]::device] ${name} ${IP} ${port} ${_tol}"
     if {[SplitReply [environment_simulation]]=="false"} {
       debug_log 1 "makesctcontroller sct_ls370_${name} std ${IP}:${port}"
-      makesctcontroller sct_ls370_${name} std ${IP}:${port} "\r\n"
+      if {[string equal -nocase "aqadapter" "${IP}"]} {
+        # dcl 2013-05-27: in this case the port is the name of the AsyncQueue
+        puts "\nadd_ls370: makesctcontroller sct_ls370_$name aqadapter ${port} for Lakeshore model 370"
+        makesctcontroller sct_ls370_$name aqadapter ${port}
+      } else {
+        puts "\nadd_ls370: makesctcontroller sct_ls370_$name std ${IP}:$port $terminator for Lakeshore model 370"
+        makesctcontroller sct_ls370_$name std ${IP}:$port $terminator
+      }
     }
     debug_log 1 "mk_sct_driver sct_ls370_${name} environment ${name} ${_tol}"
     mk_sct_driver sct_ls370_${name} environment ${name} ${_tol}