diff --git a/script/local.py b/script/local.py
index 38422f8c..f7cf3381 100644
--- a/script/local.py
+++ b/script/local.py
@@ -344,22 +344,27 @@ def wait_beam():
         print "Beam ok"
 
 def is_scienta_sampling():
-    global SENSORS
-    sample_scienta = False
-    for dev in ["Scienta.spectrum","EnergyDistribution", "AngleDistribution", "Scienta.dataMatrix", "Counts"]:
-        if dev in SENSORS:
-            sample_scienta = True        
-            break
-    for dev in [Scienta.spectrum,EnergyDistribution, AngleDistribution, Scienta.dataMatrix, Counts]:
-        if dev in SENSORS:
-            sample_scienta = True        
-            break
-    return sample_scienta
-    
+    try:
+        global SENSORS
+        sample_scienta = False
+        for dev in ["Scienta.spectrum","EnergyDistribution", "AngleDistribution", "Scienta.dataMatrix", "Counts"]:
+            if dev in SENSORS:
+                sample_scienta = True        
+                break
+        for dev in [  # Scienta.spectrum, 
+                EnergyDistribution, AngleDistribution, Scienta.dataMatrix, Counts]:
+            if dev in SENSORS:
+                sample_scienta = True        
+                break
+        return sample_scienta
+    except:
+        print sys.exc_info()
+        
 def before_readout():
     sample_scienta = is_scienta_sampling()
     wait_beam()
     trig_keithleys()        
+    print sample_scienta
     if sample_scienta:
         trig_scienta()
     else:
@@ -429,12 +434,15 @@ def adjust_sensors():
         
 #Device aliases for data files
 set_device_alias(Scienta.dataMatrix, "ScientaImage")
+
+###  NOT AVAILABLE IN NEW DRIVER
 #set_device_alias(Scienta.spectrum, "ScientaSpectrum")  
 #set_device_alias(Scienta.channelBegin, get_diag_name(Scienta.channelBegin))
 #set_device_alias(Scienta.channelEnd, get_diag_name(Scienta.channelEnd))
 #set_device_alias(Scienta.sliceBegin, get_diag_name(Scienta.sliceBegin))
 #set_device_alias(Scienta.sliceEnd, get_diag_name(Scienta.sliceEnd))
 #set_device_alias(Scienta.numChannels, get_diag_name(Scienta.numChannels))
+
 set_device_alias(Scienta.numSlices, get_diag_name(Scienta.numSlices))
 set_device_alias(Scienta.lowEnergy, get_diag_name(Scienta.lowEnergy))
 set_device_alias(Scienta.centerEnergy, get_diag_name(Scienta.centerEnergy))