diff --git a/script/local.py b/script/local.py
index 2f0115b..95f3322 100644
--- a/script/local.py
+++ b/script/local.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from ch.psi.pshell.modbus import ModbusTCP
 
 
 class RobotTCP(TcpDevice):    
-    def __init__(self, name, server, timeout = 1000, retries = 1):
+    def __init__(self, name, server, timeout = 500, retries = 1):
          TcpDevice.__init__(self, name, server) 
          self.timeout =  timeout       
          self.retries = retries
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ class RobotTCP(TcpDevice):
         if (self.trailer != None): tx = tx + self.trailer
         rx = self.sendReceive(tx, None, self.trailer , 0,  self.timeout, self.retries)
         self.getLogger().finer("RX = " + str(rx))
-        if rx[:3] != id:            
-            raise Exception("Received invalid message id: " + str(rx[:3]) + " - expecting:" + id )
+        if rx[:3] != msg_id:            
+            raise Exception("Received invalid message id: " + str(rx[:3]) + " - expecting:" + msg_id )
         if len(rx)<4:
             raise Exception("Invalid message size: " + str(len(rx)) )        
         if rx[3] == "*":