diff --git a/script/AreaScan.py b/script/AreaScan.py
index 909f5e1..eb85452 100644
--- a/script/AreaScan.py
+++ b/script/AreaScan.py
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ caput('X11MA-KEI12:NPLC', NPLC)
 TRY.write(Y_start)
 TRZ.write(Z_start)
 
-cawait('X11MA-VME-ES4:TRY.RBV',Y_start)
-cawait('X11MA-VME-ES4:TRZ.RBV',Z_start)
+time.sleep(5)
 
 # run the area scan
 r1 = ascan((TRY,TRZ), (Keithley_1_raw,Keithley_2_raw,Keithley_3_raw), (Y_start,Z_start), (Y_end,Z_end), (Y_steps-1,Z_steps-1), 3.0, False, 1, True)