diff --git a/detector_control/DectrisSimplonClient.cpp b/detector_control/DectrisSimplonClient.cpp
index fd93b35a..47a176b2 100644
--- a/detector_control/DectrisSimplonClient.cpp
+++ b/detector_control/DectrisSimplonClient.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,12 @@ void DectrisSimplonClient::ConfigureDetector(const DiffractionExperiment &experi
     SetConfig(SimplonModule::Stream, "mode", "enabled");
     SetConfig(SimplonModule::Filewriter, "mode", "disabled");
     SetConfig(SimplonModule::Monitor, "mode", "disabled");
-    
+
+    // TODO: Check if counting_mode retrigger is available
+    if (experiment.GetDetectorMode() == DetectorMode::DarkMask)
+        SetConfig(SimplonModule::Detector, "counting_mode", "normal");
+    else
+        SetConfig(SimplonModule::Detector, "counting_mode", "retrigger");
     SetConfig(SimplonModule::Detector, "photon_energy", experiment.GetIncidentEnergy_keV() * 1e3f);
     auto thr = experiment.GetEigerThreshold_keV();
         SetConfig(SimplonModule::Detector, "threshold_energy", thr * 1e3f);