diff --git a/script/scan_guard.py b/script/scan_guard.py
index d25267a2..e47f7b5a 100644
--- a/script/scan_guard.py
+++ b/script/scan_guard.py
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ class ScanGuard(object):
         # False = test mode, do not actually send out commands
         self.controls_active = False
         # True = beam is okay
-        self.beam_ok = False
+        self.beam_ok = True
         # True while executing the main loop
         self.running = False
         # For test and demo, simulate a beam loss after 15 seconds.
@@ -850,8 +850,7 @@ class ScanGuard(object):
 
         while self.running:
             self._ringcurrent.pv.poll()    #pend_event(timeout=1)
-            new_beam_ok = self.check_beam()
-            print "Beam OK= " , new_beam_ok
+            new_beam_ok = self.check_beam()
            
             if new_beam_ok != self.beam_ok:
                 self.beam_ok = new_beam_ok
                 if new_beam_ok: