diff --git a/tasutil.c b/tasutil.c
index 9460cd7..4f04933 100644
--- a/tasutil.c
+++ b/tasutil.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ int TASStart(pTASdata self, SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics,
       if(status  == 0)
       {
         /* the error will have been reported and must be ignored */
-	SCSetInterrupt(pCon,eContinue);
+	/* SCSetInterrupt(pCon,eContinue); */
       }
     }
   }
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ int TASStart(pTASdata self, SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics,
       if(status  == 0)
       {
         /* the error will have been reported but must be ignored*/
-	SCSetInterrupt(pCon,eContinue);
+	/* SCSetInterrupt(pCon,eContinue); */
       }
   }
   if(motorMask[8])