diff --git a/camcheck.py b/camcheck.py
index 36ef16f..52dd22a 100755
--- a/camcheck.py
+++ b/camcheck.py
@@ -65,7 +65,13 @@ end   = start + timedelta(seconds=1)
 ib_chans = ["sf-imagebuffer/" + i for i in fpics] #TODO does this speed this up?
 aggregation = dapi.Aggregation(aggregation_type="value", aggregations=["sum"], nr_of_bins=1)
 with DisabledLogger():
-    ib_data = dapi.get_data(channels=ib_chans, start=start, end=end, aggregation=aggregation)
+    try:
+        base_url = "https://data-api.psi.ch/sf-imagebuffer" # needed due to data/image buffer split (Jan 2022)
+        print("\nCheck with Simon to get the image buffer channel search fixed!\n")
+        ib_data = dapi.get_data(channels=ib_chans, start=start, end=end, aggregation=aggregation, base_url=base_url)
+    except RuntimeError as e:
+        print("dapi got", e)
+        ib_data = {}
 
 def get_state(f):
     try: