diff --git a/script/scan_guard.py b/script/scan_guard.py
index f1b23605..184605ea 100644
--- a/script/scan_guard.py
+++ b/script/scan_guard.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class TripDevice(MonitoredDevice):
             return True
 
         val = self.pv.getValue()
-        if last_beam_status:
+        if last_beam_status:
        
             result = self.trip_lo <= val <= self.trip_hi
         else:
             result = self.trip_lo + self.dead_band <= val <= self.trip_hi - self.dead_band
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ def main(args):
     guard.ringcurrent_trip_lo = args.riculo
     logging.debug(guard.ringcurrent_trip_lo)
     if args.ricuhi >= args.riculo:
-        guard.ringcurrent_dead_band = args.ricuhi - guard.ringcurrent_trip_lo
+        guard.ringcurrent_dead_band = 1 #args.ricuhi - guard.ringcurrent_trip_lo
     else:
         raise ValueError("invalid ring current trip arguments")
     logging.debug(guard.ringcurrent_trip_hi)
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ if True: #__name__ == '__main__':
     parser.add_argument("-l", "--loglevel", dest="loglevel", default="INFO",
                         choices=["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"])
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    args.loglevel = "DEBUG"
+    #args.loglevel = "DEBUG"
 
     main(args)