diff --git a/script/optics/FocusTemperatureScan.py b/script/optics/FocusTemperatureScan.py
index dee655ad..42d10af6 100644
--- a/script/optics/FocusTemperatureScan.py
+++ b/script/optics/FocusTemperatureScan.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import math
 
 FmuTemperatureSet = ch.psi.pshell.epics.ChannelDouble("FmuTemperatureSet", "X03DA-PC-HUBER:TEMP-SP")
 FmuTemperatureRbk = ch.psi.pshell.epics.ChannelDouble("FmuTemperatureRbk", "X03DA-PC-HUBER:TEMP-I-RBV")
+FmuTemperatureSet.initialize()
+FmuTemperatureRbk.initialize()
 
 #MOTORS = ["ca://X03DA-PC-HUBER:TEMP-SP"]
 #SENSORS = [OpticsCameraCentroidX, OpticsCameraSigmaX, "ca://X03DA-PC-HUBER:TEMP-I-RBV"]