diff --git a/motor.c b/motor.c
index 6e8f43b5..57175954 100644
--- a/motor.c
+++ b/motor.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ pMotor MotorInit(char *drivername, char *name, MotorDriver * pDriv)
   ObParInit(pM->ParArray, ECOUNT, "failafter", 3.0, usMugger);
   ObParInit(pM->ParArray, POSCOUNT, "maxretry", 3.0, usMugger);
   ObParInit(pM->ParArray, IGNOREFAULT, "ignorefault", 0.0, usMugger);
-  ObParInit(pM->ParArray, MOVECOUNT, "movecount", 10.0, usMugger);
+  ObParInit(pM->ParArray, MOVECOUNT, "movecount", 500.0, usMugger);
   pDriv->GetPosition(pDriv, &(pM->fPosition));
   pM->fTarget = pM->fPosition;
   pM->endScriptID = 0;
diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl
index 89cd73fc..afc44f30 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl
@@ -212,9 +212,6 @@ publish waitaction user
 
 proc server_set_sobj_attributes {} { 
   if [ catch {
-    foreach m [lrange [sicslist type Motor] 1 end] {
-      $m movecount 500
-    }
     motor_set_sobj_attributes 
     ::utility::set_motor_attributes
 #XXX::utility::set_histomem_attributes