diff --git a/src/aare/gui/panels/rotation_data_collection.py b/src/aare/gui/panels/rotation_data_collection.py
index 1657b561..418049e4 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/panels/rotation_data_collection.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/panels/rotation_data_collection.py
@@ -103,16 +103,23 @@ class RotationDataCollectionPanel(ScanSettingsPanel):
 
         self._layout.addWidget(self.screening_type, 7, 0, 1, 6)
 
+        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Beam transmission", parent=self), 8, 0)
+        self.screening_transmission_enter = DbOverrideLineEdit(
+            0, 1.0, default=self._transmission, decimals=4, parent=self
+        )
+        self._layout.addWidget(self.screening_transmission_enter, 8, 1, 1, 3)
+        self.screening_transmission_enter.valueChanged.connect(self.set_screening_transmission)
+        # increment later
         self.screening_button = QPushButton("Run screening")
         self.screening_button.setStyleSheet(f"color: {GO_TEXT};")
         self.screening_button.clicked.connect(self.run_screening)
-        self._layout.addWidget(self.screening_button, 8, 0, 1, 6)
+        self._layout.addWidget(self.screening_button, 9, 0, 1, 6)
 
         self._layout.addWidget(
-            QLabel("<center><B><u>Rotation</u></B></center>", parent=self), 9, 0, 1, 6
+            QLabel("<center><B><u>Rotation</u></B></center>", parent=self), 10, 0, 1, 6
         )
 
-        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Total angle", parent=self), 10, 0)
+        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Total angle", parent=self), 11, 0)
         default_steps = cfg_get(
             "daq.data_collection_settings.default_rotation_settings.steps", 1800
         )
@@ -123,33 +130,41 @@ class RotationDataCollectionPanel(ScanSettingsPanel):
         self.total_angle = DbOverrideLineEdit(
             0, 9999.0, default=default_total_angle, decimals=3, parent=self
         )
-        self._layout.addWidget(self.total_angle, 10, 1, 1, 3)
+        self._layout.addWidget(self.total_angle, 11, 1, 1, 3)
         self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("°", parent=self), 10, 4)
         self._register_override_field(self.total_angle)
 
-        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Image angle", parent=self), 11, 0)
+        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Image angle", parent=self), 12, 0)
         self.image_angle = DbOverrideLineEdit(
             0, 10.0, default=default_increment_omega, decimals=3, parent=self
         )
-        self._layout.addWidget(self.image_angle, 11, 1, 1, 3)
-        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("°", parent=self), 11, 4)
+        self._layout.addWidget(self.image_angle, 12, 1, 1, 3)
+        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("°", parent=self), 12, 4)
         self._register_override_field(self.image_angle)
         # TODO add protection on X10SA to prevent too short exposure time/ too high detector rep rate
-        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Image time", parent=self), 12, 0)
+        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Image time", parent=self), 13, 0)
         default_image_exp_time = cfg_get(
             "daq.data_collection_settings.default_rotation_settings.exp_time_s", 0.01
         )
         self.image_time_enter = DbOverrideLineEdit(
             0.0005, 10.0, default=default_image_exp_time, decimals=4, parent=self
         )
-        self._layout.addWidget(self.image_time_enter, 12, 1, 1, 3)
-        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("s", parent=self), 12, 4)
+        self._layout.addWidget(self.image_time_enter, 13, 1, 1, 3)
+        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("s", parent=self), 13, 4)
         self._register_override_field(self.image_time_enter)
 
-        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Total measurement time", parent=self), 13, 0)
+        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Beam transmission", parent=self), 14, 0)
+        self.transmission_enter = DbOverrideLineEdit(
+            0, 1.0, default=self._transmission, decimals=4, parent=self
+        )
+        self._layout.addWidget(self.transmission_enter, 14, 1, 1, 3)
+        self.transmission_enter.valueChanged.connect(self.set_transmission)
+        self._register_override_field(self.transmission_enter)
+
+        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Total measurement time", parent=self), 15, 0)
         self.total_time = QLabel(f"{self._total_time} min 0 s")
         self.total_time.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight | Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignVCenter)
-        self._layout.addWidget(self.total_time, 13, 1, 1, 3)
+        self._layout.addWidget(self.total_time, 15, 1, 1, 3)
 
         self.total_angle.valueChanged.connect(self.calculate_measurement_time)
         self.image_angle.valueChanged.connect(self.calculate_measurement_time)
@@ -157,21 +172,21 @@ class RotationDataCollectionPanel(ScanSettingsPanel):
         # Initial compute
         self.calculate_measurement_time()
 
-        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Dose", parent=self), 14, 0)
+        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Dose", parent=self), 16, 0)
         self.dose = QLabel(f"{self._dose_mgy}")
         self.dose.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight | Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignVCenter)
-        self._layout.addWidget(self.dose, 14, 1, 1, 3)
-        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("MGy", parent=self), 14, 4)
+        self._layout.addWidget(self.dose, 16, 1, 1, 3)
+        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("MGy", parent=self), 16, 4)
 
         self.measurement_button = QPushButton("Run rotation")
         self.measurement_button.setStyleSheet(f"color: {GO_TEXT};")
         self.measurement_button.clicked.connect(self.run_measurement)
-        self._layout.addWidget(self.measurement_button, 16, 0, 1, 6)
+        self._layout.addWidget(self.measurement_button, 17, 0, 1, 6)
 
         # Per-tab Abort (DataCollectionSettings wires it to the DAQ cancel).
         self.abort_button = QPushButton("Abort measurement")
         self.abort_button.setStyleSheet(f"color: {ABORT_TEXT};")
-        self._layout.addWidget(self.abort_button, 17, 0, 1, 6)
+        self._layout.addWidget(self.abort_button, 18, 0, 1, 6)
         self._reset_to_defaults()
 
     @Slot()
@@ -197,7 +212,7 @@ class RotationDataCollectionPanel(ScanSettingsPanel):
                 wedge_omega_deg=screening_settings["omega_step_deg"],
                 steps=1,
                 dtz=self._dtz,
-                transmission=self._transmission,
+                transmission=self._screening_transmission,
                 screening=True,
                 exp_time_s=self.screening_image_time_enter.value,
             )
@@ -209,7 +224,7 @@ class RotationDataCollectionPanel(ScanSettingsPanel):
                 incr_omega_deg=screening_settings["omega_step_deg"],
                 steps=screening_settings["steps"],
                 dtz=self._dtz,
-                transmission=self._transmission,
+                transmission=self._screening_transmission,
                 screening=True,
                 exp_time_s=self.screening_image_time_enter.value,
             )
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/panels/scan_settings_panel.py b/src/aare/gui/panels/scan_settings_panel.py
index 2a2e2ac7..ce5dc731 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/panels/scan_settings_panel.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/panels/scan_settings_panel.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class ScanSettingsPanel(QWidget):
     dtz_move = Signal(float)
     # TODO min and max dtz is set by beamline add max
     MIN_DTZ = 108.0  # this is beamline dependent
-    transmission_updated = Signal(float)
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ class ScanSettingsPanel(QWidget):
         self._diffraction = diffraction
 
         self._transmission = default_transmission
+        self._screening_transmission = default_transmission
         self._dtz = default_dtz
         self._high_res = diffraction.resolution_angstrom(self._dtz)
 
@@ -87,13 +87,6 @@ class ScanSettingsPanel(QWidget):
         self._layout.addWidget(self.dtz_enter, 1, 1, 1, 3)
         self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("mm", parent=self), 1, 4)
 
-        self._layout.addWidget(QLabel("Beam transmission", parent=self), 2, 0)
-        self.transmission_enter = DbOverrideLineEdit(
-            0, 1.0, default=self._transmission, decimals=4, parent=self
-        )
-        self._layout.addWidget(self.transmission_enter, 2, 1, 1, 3)
-        self.transmission_enter.valueChanged.connect(self.set_transmission)
-
         # dtz and resolution are two views of one quantity. They share the
         # source toggle; ``valueChanged`` keeps internal state/downstream in
         # sync (toggle, db updates), while ``edited`` (a real user edit) derives
@@ -105,8 +98,6 @@ class ScanSettingsPanel(QWidget):
         self._override_fields.append(self.dtz_enter)
         self._override_fields.append(self.high_res_enter)
 
-        self._register_override_field(self.transmission_enter)
-
         self._reset_to_defaults()
 
     # -- source toggle -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -253,10 +244,13 @@ class ScanSettingsPanel(QWidget):
             self.set_source(DbOverrideLineEdit.SOURCE_MINE)
         self.dtz_updated.emit(self._dtz)
 
+    @Slot(float)
+    def set_screening_transmission(self, v: float):
+        self._screening_transmission = v
+
     @Slot(float)
     def set_transmission(self, v: float):
         self._transmission = v
-        self.transmission_updated.emit(self._transmission)
 
     @Slot()
     def reload_parameters(self):
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 901b66d1..0a9c2ba6 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aaredaq"
-version = "0.17.3"
+version = "0.17.5"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aarecommon" },