diff --git a/script/QueuedHoloScan.py b/script/QueuedHoloScan.py
index e3be709b..320fbbe2 100644
--- a/script/QueuedHoloScan.py
+++ b/script/QueuedHoloScan.py
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ ZIGZAG = True
 positions = [(PHI_RANGE[0], THETA_RANGE[0]), (PHI_RANGE[1], THETA_RANGE[1]), STEPS]
 LATENCY=0.0
 
-REGION = {'name': 'Tb 4d', 'elo': 892.5, 'ehi': 899.0, 'estep': 0.1, 'epass': 50., 'tstep': 0.8, 'iter': 1}
-
 # close beam shutter and turn off analyser at the end of the scan
 CLOSE_SHUTTER_AT_END = False
 
@@ -50,65 +48,42 @@ CLOSE_SHUTTER_AT_END = False
 set_exec_pars(keep=False)
 set_exec_pars(compression=True)
 
-def check_region(region):
-    """
-    check region dictionary items and apply defaults where necessary
-    """
-    print(region)
-    region['fixed'] = 'efix' in region
-    print(region)
-    if region['fixed']:
-        region['elo'] = region['efix']
-        region['ehi'] = region['efix']
-    if 'iter' not in region:
-        region['iter'] = 1
+try:
+    Eph.move(ephot)
+except ValueError:
+    ephot = Eph.take(100)
+
+if efix:
+    Scienta.setAcquisitionMode(ch.psi.pshell.epics.Scienta.AcquisitionMode.Fixed)
+    Scienta.centerEnergy.write(elo)
+else:
+    Scienta.setAcquisitionMode(ch.psi.pshell.epics.Scienta.AcquisitionMode.Swept)
+    Scienta.lowEnergy.write(elo)
+    Scienta.highEnergy.write(ehi)
+    Scienta.stepSize.write(estep)
+
+try:
+    Scienta.setPassEnergy(int(epass))
+except KeyError:
+    pass
+
+try:
+    Scienta.stepTime.write(tstep)
+except KeyError:
+    pass
+
+try:
+    Scienta.setIterations(iter)
+except KeyError:
+    pass
+
+try:
+    ExitSlit.write(slit)
+except KeyError:
+    pass
         
-def set_region(params):
-    try:
-        ephot = self.region['ephot']
-        Eph.move(ephot)
-    except KeyError:
-        ephot = Eph.take(100)
+Scienta.update()
 
-    elo = self.region['elo']
-    ehi = self.region['ehi']
-
-    if self.region['fixed']:
-        Scienta.setAcquisitionMode(ch.psi.pshell.epics.Scienta.AcquisitionMode.Fixed)
-        Scienta.centerEnergy.write(elo)
-    else:
-        Scienta.setAcquisitionMode(ch.psi.pshell.epics.Scienta.AcquisitionMode.Swept)
-        Scienta.lowEnergy.write(elo)
-        Scienta.highEnergy.write(ehi)
-        Scienta.stepSize.write(self.region['estep'])
-
-    try:
-        Scienta.setPassEnergy(int(self.region['epass']))
-    except KeyError:
-        pass
-
-    try:
-        Scienta.stepTime.write(self.region['tstep'])
-    except KeyError:
-        pass
-
-    try:
-        Scienta.setIterations(self.region['iter'])
-    except KeyError:
-        pass
-
-    try:
-        ExitSlit.write(self.region['slit'])
-    except KeyError:
-        pass
-        
-    Scienta.update()
-        
-
-# main
-
-check_region(region)
-set_region(region)
 adjust_sensors()
 set_adc_averaging()