diff --git a/detector_control/DetectorWrapper.cpp b/detector_control/DetectorWrapper.cpp
index cbaf5b9d..b1391f0d 100644
--- a/detector_control/DetectorWrapper.cpp
+++ b/detector_control/DetectorWrapper.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ void DetectorWrapper::Configure(const JFJochProtoBuf::DetectorConfig &request) {
     try {
         if (det.size() > 0)
             InternalStop();
+
+        // Clear synchronization prior to reconfiguring the detector
+        det.setMaster(false, 0);
+        det.setSynchronization(false);
+
         if (request.module_hostname_size() > 0) {
             std::vector<std::string> module_hostname;
             for (const auto &iter: request.module_hostname())