diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/reflectometer/config/commands/commands.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/reflectometer/config/commands/commands.tcl
index 2342f8b4..34a344e9 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/reflectometer/config/commands/commands.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/reflectometer/config/commands/commands.tcl
@@ -87,7 +87,12 @@ proc ::exp_mode::omega_2theta { arg1 arg2 {s1vg 0} {s2vg 0} {s3vg 0} {s4vg 0}} {
         if {![string is double $s1vg] || ![string is double $s2vg] || ![string is double $s3vg] || ![string is double $s4vg]} {
 	    return -code error "ERROR: all the slit openings need to be numbers"
 	}
-        drive ss1u [expr 0.5 * $s1vg] ss1d [expr -0.5 * $s1vg] ss2u [expr 0.5 * $s2vg] ss2d [expr -0.5 * $s2vg] ss3u [expr 0.5 * $s3vg] ss3d [expr -0.5 * $s3vg] ss4u [expr 0.5 * $s4vg] ss4d [expr -0.5*$s4vg]
+#        drive ss1u [expr 0.5 * $s1vg] ss1d [expr -0.5 * $s1vg] ss2u [expr 0.5 * $s2vg] ss2d [expr -0.5 * $s2vg] ss3u [expr 0.5 * $s3vg] ss3d [expr -0.5 * $s3vg] ss4u [expr 0.5 * $s4vg] ss4d [expr -0.5*$s4vg]
+
+        drive ss1u [expr 0.5 * $s1vg] ss1d [expr -0.5 * $s1vg] ss2d [expr -0.5 * $s2vg] ss3u [expr 0.5 * $s3vg] ss4d [expr -0.5*$s4vg]
+
+        drive ss2u [expr 0.5 * $s2vg] ss3d [expr -0.5 * $s3vg] ss4u [expr 0.5 * $s4vg]
+
         statemon stop om2th
         return -code ok
     }
@@ -102,7 +107,10 @@ proc ::exp_mode::set_guide_element { arg } {
     global ::exp_mode::c1ht_pos
     global ::exp_mode::valid_modes
 
-    drive ss1u 0 ss1d 0 ss2u 0 ss2d 0 ss3u 0 ss3d 0 ss4u 0 ss4d 0
+#   drive ss1u 0 ss1d 0 ss2u 0 ss2d 0 ss3u 0 ss3d 0 ss4u 0 ss4d 0
+    drive ss1u 0 ss1d 0 ss2d 0 ss3u 0 ss4d 0
+    drive ss2u 0 ss3d 0 ss4u 0
+
     if {[lsearch $::exp_mode::valid_modes $arg] == -1} {
       Clientput "Mode is: $::exp_mode::valid_modes - (polarisation, polarisation and analysis, mt, focussing, DB, single)"
         return -code error "Mode is: $::exp_mode::valid_modes - (polarisation,polarisation and analysis, mt, focussing, DB, single)"
@@ -145,9 +153,14 @@ proc ::exp_mode::set_omega { arg } {
           set h1 [expr -1. * $d1 * tan($argrad)]
           set h2 [expr -1. * $d2 * tan($argrad)]
 
-          if {[catch {checkMotionAndDrive st3vt $h1} errMsg]} {return -code error $errMsg}
           if {[catch {isszst4vtsafe sz $h2} errMsg]} {return -code error $errMsg}
-          if {[catch {checkMotionAndDrive sz $h2} errMsg]} {return -code error $errMsg}
+          if  { [catch {
+	      checkMotion st3vt $h1
+              checkMotion sz $h2
+          }  errMsg ] } {
+              return -code error $errMsg
+          }
+          drive st3vt $h1 sz $h2
       }
       DB {					;#checked ARJN on 081231
           set temp [deg2rad 2.4]
@@ -161,15 +174,21 @@ proc ::exp_mode::set_omega { arg } {
 
           set offset [expr 599.868*sin($temp)]
           set arg 4.8		;#fixed angle
+          set argrad [deg2rad $arg]
 
           set d1 [expr [SplitReply [slit3_distance]] - [SplitReply [guide2_distance]]]
           set d2 [expr [SplitReply [sample_distance]] - [SplitReply [guide2_distance]]]
           set h1 [expr -1. * $d1 * tan($argrad) - $offset]
           set h2 [expr -1. * $d2 * tan($argrad) - $offset]
 
-          if { [catch {checkMotionAndDrive st3vt $h1} errMsg]} {return -code error $errMsg}
           if { [catch {isszst4vtsafe sz $h2} errMsg]} {return -code error $errMsg}
-          if { [catch {checkMotionAndDrive sz $h2} errMsg]} {return -code error $errMsg}
+          if  { [catch {
+	      checkMotion st3vt $h1
+              checkMotion sz $h2
+          }  errMsg ] } {
+              return -code error $errMsg
+          }
+          drive st3vt $h1 sz $h2
       }
       FOC {
         if { [catch {
@@ -250,8 +269,13 @@ proc ::exp_mode::set_two_theta { arg } {
           set c  [expr $d3 / cos($argrad-$omegarad)]
           set h4 [expr sqrt(pow($b,2) + pow($c,2) - 2*$b*$c*cos($argrad))]
           if { [catch {isszst4vtsafe st4vt [expr $h2 + $h1]} errMsg]} {return -code error $errMsg}
-          if { [catch {checkMotionAndDrive st4vt [expr $h2 + $h1]} errMsg]} {return -code error $errMsg}
-          if { [catch {checkMotionAndDrive dz [expr $h3 + $h4]} errMsg]} {return -code error $errMsg}
+          if  { [catch {
+	      checkMotion st4vt [expr $h2 + $h1]
+              checkMotion dz [expr $h3 + $h4]
+          }  errMsg ] } {
+              return -code error $errMsg
+          }
+          drive st4vt [expr $h2 + $h1] dz [expr $h3 + $h4]
       }
       DB { ;#checked ARJN 081231
           set temp [deg2rad 2.4]
@@ -274,8 +298,13 @@ proc ::exp_mode::set_two_theta { arg } {
           set c  [expr $d3 / cos($argrad-$omegarad)]
           set h4 [expr sqrt(pow($b,2) + pow($c,2) - 2*$b*$c*cos($argrad))]
           if { [catch {isszst4vtsafe st4vt [expr $h2 + $h1]} errMsg]} {return -code error $errMsg}
-          if { [catch {checkMotionAndDrive st4vt [expr $h2 + $h1]} errMsg]} {return -code error $errMsg}
-          if { [catch {checkMotionAndDrive dz [expr $h3 + $h4]} errMsg]} {return -code error $errMsg}
+          if  { [catch {
+	      checkMotion st4vt [expr $h2 + $h1]
+              checkMotion dz [expr $h3 + $h4]
+          }  errMsg ] } {
+              return -code error $errMsg
+          }
+          drive st4vt [expr $h2 + $h1] dz [expr $h3 + $h4]
       }
       FOC {
           set d1 [SplitReply [dy]]