diff --git a/script/test/HoloFlyScanSingleDataset.py b/script/test/HoloFlyScanSingleDataset.py
index 2e881f47..d9ca0922 100644
--- a/script/test/HoloFlyScanSingleDataset.py
+++ b/script/test/HoloFlyScanSingleDataset.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ SENSORS (list of devices)
 
 THETA_RANGE = (-9.0, 81.0)
 THETA_STEP = 1.0
-PHI_RANGE = (-160.0, +160.0)
+PHI_RANGE = (-40.0, +40.0)
+#PHI_RANGE = (-160.0, +160.0)
 PHI_STEP = 40.0
 
 LATENCY = 0.0
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ set_preference(Preference.PLOT_TYPES, {'Scienta spectrum':1})
 time1 = time.time()
 trig_scienta()
 time2 = time.time()
-scienta_time = (time2 - time1) + 1.0
+scienta_time = (time2 - time1)
 print "scienta_time: ", scienta_time
 
 # time for one theta scan in seconds
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ def before_pass(index, scan):
 
     
 try:
-    cscan(MOTORS, SENSORS, THETA_RANGE[0], THETA_RANGE[1], THETA_NSTEPS - 1, time=theta_time, passes=len(phi_positions), zigzag=ZIGZAG, before_read=before_readout, after_read = after_readout, before_pass = before_pass)
+    cscan(MOTORS, SENSORS, THETA_RANGE[0], THETA_RANGE[1], THETA_NSTEPS - 1, time=theta_time, passes=len(phi_positions), zigzag=ZIGZAG, before_read=before_readout, after_read = after_readout, before_pass = before_pass, check_positions = False)
     
 finally:
     if ENDSCAN: