diff --git a/plugins/HoloScan.java b/plugins/HoloScan.java
index cd82e1ed..ee0ea95f 100644
--- a/plugins/HoloScan.java
+++ b/plugins/HoloScan.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class HoloScan extends Panel {
         persistedComponents.addAll(Arrays.asList(SwingUtils.getComponentsByType(this, JToggleButton.class)));
         persistedComponents.addAll(Arrays.asList(SwingUtils.getComponentsByType(this, JSpinner.class)));        
         setPersistedComponents(persistedComponents.toArray(new Component[0]));
+        startTimer(1000);
     }
         
     //Overridable callbacks
@@ -43,22 +44,6 @@ public class HoloScan extends Panel {
         motorPanelPhi.setDevice(phi);
         motorPanelTheta.setDevice(theta);
         dvpAcqTime.setDevice(scienta.getAcquisitionTime());
-        scienta.getAcquisitionTime().addListener(new DeviceAdapter() {
-            @Override
-            public void onValueChanged(Device device, Object value, Object former) {
-                try{
-                    int steps =  (radioSteps.isSelected() ? 
-                            (Integer)spinnerStepsPhi.getValue() * (Integer)spinnerStepsTheta.getValue() :
-                            (int)(Math.abs((Double)spinnerToPhi.getValue() - (Double)spinnerFromPhi.getValue()) / (Integer)spinnerStepSizePhi.getValue() + 1) *
-                            (int)(Math.abs((Double)spinnerToTheta.getValue() - (Double)spinnerFromTheta.getValue()) / (Integer)spinnerStepSizeTheta.getValue() +1));
-                    int seconds = (int) ((Double)value * steps);                                        
-                    LocalTime time = LocalTime.ofSecondOfDay(seconds);
-                    textTotalTime.setText(time.toString());
-                } catch (Exception ex){                    
-                    textTotalTime.setText("");
-                }
-            }
-        });
         try{
             spinnerFromPhi.setModel(new SpinnerNumberModel(Math.max(phi.getMinValue(),(Double)spinnerFromPhi.getValue()), phi.getMinValue(), phi.getMaxValue(), 1.0));
             spinnerToPhi.setModel(new SpinnerNumberModel(Math.min(phi.getMaxValue(),(Double)spinnerToPhi.getValue()), phi.getMinValue(), phi.getMaxValue(), 1.0));
@@ -74,6 +59,21 @@ public class HoloScan extends Panel {
             spinnerToTheta.setModel(new SpinnerNumberModel(theta.getMaxValue(), theta.getMinValue(), theta.getMaxValue(), 1.0));
         }        
     }
+    
+    protected void onTimer(){
+        try{
+            int steps =  (radioSteps.isSelected() ? 
+                    (Integer)spinnerStepsPhi.getValue() * (Integer)spinnerStepsTheta.getValue() :
+                    (int)(Math.abs((Double)spinnerToPhi.getValue() - (Double)spinnerFromPhi.getValue()) / (Integer)spinnerStepSizePhi.getValue() + 1) *
+                    (int)(Math.abs((Double)spinnerToTheta.getValue() - (Double)spinnerFromTheta.getValue()) / (Integer)spinnerStepSizeTheta.getValue() +1));
+            int seconds = (int) ((Double)scienta.getAcquisitionTime().take() * steps);                                        
+            LocalTime time = LocalTime.ofSecondOfDay(seconds);
+            textTotalTime.setText(time.toString());
+        } catch (Exception ex){                    
+            textTotalTime.setText("");
+        }
+
+    }
 
     @Override
     public void onStateChange(State state, State former) {