diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/config/nexus/nxscripts_common_1.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/config/nexus/nxscripts_common_1.tcl
index 5fadc74a..183c2fb8 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/config/nexus/nxscripts_common_1.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/config/nexus/nxscripts_common_1.tcl
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ sicslist setatt timestamp units seconds
 sicslist setatt nexus_datatype mutable false
 
 namespace eval nexus {
-  nexus_datatype "UNKNOWN"
+  nexus_datatype force "UNKNOWN"
   set exports [list newfile closefile save data newfile_collection save_collection]
-  proc estartSetVal {} { estart [sicstime] }
-  proc eendSetVal {} { eend [sicstime] }
+  proc estartSetVal {} { estart force [sicstime] }
+  proc eendSetVal {} { eend force [sicstime] }
   set FirstSaveList [list estartSetVal eendSetVal]
   set LastSaveList {list eendSetVal}
   eval namespace export $exports
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ proc newFileName {idNum postfix} {
     array set save_count_arr ""
     array set start_seconds_array ""
     array set file_states {U "UNKNOWN" O "OPEN" C "CLOSED" S "SAVING"}
-    save_count 0
-    currpoint 0
-    file_status UNKNOWN
+    save_count force 0
+    currpoint force 0
+    file_status force UNKNOWN
   }
 
   proc ::nexus::ic_initialize {} {
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ proc ::nexus::newfile_collection {args} {
           lappend files $currFilename($fid)
         }
       }
-      file_set_list [join $files ,]
+      file_set_list force [join $files ,]
     } else {
       set state(file,fileset) "false"
       set state(file,labels) @singlefile
@@ -358,14 +358,14 @@ proc ::nexus::newfile_collection {args} {
         set currFilename(@singlefile) [newFileName $idNum $file_suffix]
       }
     }
-    save_count 0
-    currpoint 0
-    autosaveIndex 0
-    file_status $file_states(U)
+    save_count force 0
+    currpoint force 0
+    autosaveIndex force 0
+    file_status force $file_states(U)
     if {$param(-filetype) == "clear"} {
       ::hdb::set_save / false
-      nexus_datatype "UNKNOWN"
-      file_set_list "UNKNOWN"
+      nexus_datatype force "UNKNOWN"
+      file_set_list force "UNKNOWN"
       foreach l [array names isNewFile] {
         set isNewFile($l) "false"
       }
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ proc ::nexus::newfile_collection {args} {
         }
       }
       ::nexus::process_filetype_policy $param(-filetype)
-      nexus_datatype $param(-filetype)
-      file_status "NEWFILE"
+      nexus_datatype force $param(-filetype)
+      file_status force "NEWFILE"
     }
   } message ] {
     return -code error "([info level 0]) $message"
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ proc ::nexus::save {{point 0} {callType "normalsave"}} {
     return -code error "([info level 0]) $message"
   }
   if {$callType == "normalsave"} {
-    autosaveIndex [expr [SplitReply [data_run_number]] + 1]
+    autosaveIndex force [expr [SplitReply [data_run_number]] + 1]
   }
 }
 
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ proc ::nexus::save {{point 0} {callType "normalsave"}} {
       }
 
 #      ::data::gumtree_save -set run_number $point
-      data_run_number $point
+      data_run_number force $point
 
       if [info exists param(-label)] {
         if {[lsearch -exact $state(file,labels) $param(-label)] == -1} {
@@ -492,16 +492,16 @@ proc ::nexus::save {{point 0} {callType "normalsave"}} {
       if {$isNewFile($data_label)} {
         set isNewFile($data_label) "false"
         ::nexus::createfile $currFilename($data_label)
-        dataFileName $currFilename($data_label)
+        dataFileName force $currFilename($data_label)
 
         ::nexus::CallSSProcs
         array unset start_seconds_array
         set start_seconds [clock seconds]
 #       set start_seconds_array($data_label) $start_seconds
-        timestamp 0
-        file_status $file_states(O)
+        timestamp force 0
+        file_status force $file_states(O)
         ::nexus::nxreopenfile $currFilename($data_label)
-        file_status $file_states(S)
+        file_status force $file_states(S)
         set baseName [getBaseName $currFilename($data_label)]
         set entryName [gen_NXentry_name $baseName]
         nxscript updatedictvar pa_entryName $entryName
@@ -509,12 +509,12 @@ proc ::nexus::save {{point 0} {callType "normalsave"}} {
       } else {
 
         ::nexus::CallESProcs
-#       timestamp [expr {[clock seconds] - $start_seconds_array($data_label)}] 
-        timestamp [expr {[clock seconds] - $start_seconds}] 
-        dataFileName $currFilename($data_label)
-        file_status $file_states(O)
+#       timestamp force [expr {[clock seconds] - $start_seconds_array($data_label)}] 
+        timestamp force [expr {[clock seconds] - $start_seconds}] 
+        dataFileName force $currFilename($data_label)
+        file_status force $file_states(O)
         ::nexus::nxreopenfile $currFilename($data_label)
-        file_status $file_states(S)
+        file_status force $file_states(S)
         set baseName [getBaseName $currFilename($data_label)]
         set entryName [gen_NXentry_name $baseName]
         nxscript updatedictvar pa_entryName $entryName
@@ -526,10 +526,10 @@ proc ::nexus::save {{point 0} {callType "normalsave"}} {
     } 
     if {[info exists data_label] && [info exists currFilename($data_label)]} {
       ::nexus::nxclosefile $currFilename($data_label)
-      file_status $file_states(C)
+      file_status force $file_states(C)
       incr save_count_arr($data_label)
-      save_count $save_count_arr($data_label)
-      currpoint $point
+      save_count force $save_count_arr($data_label)
+      currpoint force $point
     } else {
       set message "$message !! FAILED ASSERTION: data_lable and/or currFilename undefined !!"
     }