diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/config/counter/counter_common_1.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/config/counter/counter_common_1.tcl
index a44c0027..3294642d 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/config/counter/counter_common_1.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/config/counter/counter_common_1.tcl
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace eval counter {
 
 proc ::counter::transferscript {} {
   variable isc_numchannels
+    bm status
     set val [SplitReply [bm1 gettime]]
     for {set i 1} {$i <= $isc_numchannels}  {incr i} {
       append val " [SplitReply [bm$i getcounts] ]"
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ proc ::counter::ic_initialize {} {
 
 
     ::utility::macro::getset float monitor_counts {} {
+      bm status
       return "monitor_counts = [SplitReply [bm getcounts]]"
     }
     sicslist setatt monitor_counts klass monitor
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ proc ::counter::ic_initialize {} {
     sicslist setatt monitor_counts mutable true
 
     ::utility::macro::getset float monitor_time {} {
+      bm status
       return "monitor_time = [SplitReply [bm gettime]]"
     }
     sicslist setatt monitor_time klass monitor
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ proc ::counter::ic_initialize {} {
           set bm_counts bm${bm_num}_counts
           set bmon bm${bm_num}
           ::utility::macro::getset int $bm_counts {} [subst -nocommands {
+            $bmon status
             return "[$bmon getcounts]"
           }]
           sicslist setatt $bm_counts klass monitor
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ proc ::counter::ic_initialize {} {
           set bm_time bm${bm_num}_time
           set bmon bm${bm_num}
           ::utility::macro::getset float $bm_time {} [subst -nocommands {
+            $bmon status
             return "[$bmon gettime]"
           }]
           sicslist setatt $bm_time klass monitor