diff --git a/detector_control/DectrisSimplonClient.cpp b/detector_control/DectrisSimplonClient.cpp
index 995288c3..6d965687 100644
--- a/detector_control/DectrisSimplonClient.cpp
+++ b/detector_control/DectrisSimplonClient.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include "DectrisSimplonClient.h"
 
+#include "../cmake-build-debug/_deps/fast-indexer-src/indexer/src/ffbidx/log.h"
+
 std::string to_string(SimplonState state) {
     switch (state) {
         case SimplonState::Na:        return "Na";
@@ -120,7 +122,8 @@ std::string DectrisSimplonClient::GenAddr(DectrisSimplonClient::SimplonModule el
 }
 
 SimplonConfig
-DectrisSimplonClient::GetConfig(DectrisSimplonClient::SimplonModule element, DectrisSimplonClient::SimplonTask task,
+DectrisSimplonClient::GetConfig(DectrisSimplonClient::SimplonModule element,
+                                DectrisSimplonClient::SimplonTask task,
                                 const std::string &key) {
     httplib::Client cli_simple(hostname, port);
     cli_simple.set_connection_timeout(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
@@ -184,7 +187,11 @@ void DectrisSimplonClient::ReadDetectorConfig(DetectorSetup &setup) {
     setup.MinFrameTime(std::chrono::microseconds(std::lround(GetDetCfg("frame_time").min.get<float>() * 1e6f)));
     setup.MinCountTime(std::chrono::microseconds(std::lround(GetDetCfg("count_time").min.get<float>() * 1e6f)));
     setup.ReadOutTime(std::chrono::microseconds(std::lround(GetDetCfg("detector_readout_time").val.get<float>() * 1e6f)));
-    setup.MinThreshold_keV(GetDetCfg("threshold_energy").min.get<float>() / 1000.0f);
+    nlohmann::json min_threshold_energy = GetDetCfg("threshold_energy").min;
+    if (min_threshold_energy.is_number())
+        setup.MinThreshold_keV(min_threshold_energy.get<float>() / 1000.0f);
+    else
+        setup.MinThreshold_keV(2.7f);
 
     int64_t width = GetDetCfg("x_pixels_in_detector").val.get<int64_t>();
     int64_t height = GetDetCfg( "y_pixels_in_detector").val.get<int64_t>();
@@ -202,18 +209,7 @@ void DectrisSimplonClient::InitializeDetector(DetectorSetup& setup) {
                               "Initialize unsuccessful");
 
     SetConfig(SimplonModule::Detector, "roi_mode", setup.GetDECTRISROI());
-    int64_t width = GetDetCfg("x_pixels_in_detector").val.get<int64_t>();
-    int64_t height = GetDetCfg( "y_pixels_in_detector").val.get<int64_t>();
-
-    setup.Geometry(DetectorGeometryFixed(width, height));
-    setup.PixelSize_um(std::round(GetDetCfg( "x_pixel_size").val.get<float>() * 1e6f));
-    setup.SerialNumber(GetDetCfg( "detector_number").val);
-    setup.SensorMaterial(GetDetCfg( "sensor_material").val);
-    setup.SensorThickness_um(std::round(GetDetCfg( "sensor_thickness").val.get<float>() * 1e6f));
-    setup.MinFrameTime(std::chrono::microseconds(std::lround(GetDetCfg("frame_time").min.get<float>() * 1e6f)));
-    setup.MinCountTime(std::chrono::microseconds(std::lround(GetDetCfg("count_time").min.get<float>() * 1e6f)));
-    setup.ReadOutTime(std::chrono::microseconds(std::lround(GetDetCfg("detector_readout_time").val.get<float>() * 1e6f)));
-    setup.MinThreshold_keV(GetDetCfg("threshold_energy").min.get<float>() / 1000.0f);
+    ReadDetectorConfig(setup);
 }
 
 void DectrisSimplonClient::TriggerAcquisition() {