diff --git a/script/device/Auto.py b/script/device/Auto.py
index 2f21208..fbd012d 100644
--- a/script/device/Auto.py
+++ b/script/device/Auto.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def auto_init():
   # for safety, set the thresh values gigantically high to start with
   AUTO_THRESH1_COUNT=100; AUTO_THRESH2_COUNT=100; AUTO_THRESH3_COUNT=100
   AUTO_THRESH4_COUNT=100
+  COUNT_TIME = AUTO_EXP_LO
 
 auto_init()