diff --git a/qcodes/instrument_drivers/ZI/ZIUHFLI.py b/qcodes/instrument_drivers/ZI/ZIUHFLI.py
index 41d04faea96..6abd0186f38 100644
--- a/qcodes/instrument_drivers/ZI/ZIUHFLI.py
+++ b/qcodes/instrument_drivers/ZI/ZIUHFLI.py
@@ -379,10 +379,20 @@ def get(self):
         # We add one second to account for latencies and random delays
         meas_time = segs*(params['scope_duration'].get()+deadtime)+1
         npts = params['scope_length'].get()
-
+        # one shot per trigger. This needs to be set every time
+        # a the scope is enabled as below using scope_runstop
+        # We should also test if scopeModule/mode and scopeModule/averager/weight
+        # needs to be set every time since we are creating a new scopemodule
+        # here
+        self._instrument.daq.setInt('/{}/scopes/0/single'.format(self._instrument.device), 1)
+        self._instrument.daq.sync()
         # Create a new scopeModule instance (TODO: Why a new instance?)
         scope = self._instrument.daq.scopeModule()
-
+        # TODO We are hard coding scope mode and avg weight here because the setting
+        # in the main driver references a different scope which will fail and give garbage data
+        # YOU cannot set other scope modes or weights at the moment
+        scope.set('scopeModule/mode', 1)
+        scope.set('scopeModule/averager/weight', 1)
         # Subscribe to the relevant... publisher?
         scope.subscribe('/{}/scopes/0/wave'.format(self._instrument.device))
 
@@ -390,13 +400,7 @@ def get(self):
         params['scope_runstop'].set('run')
 
         log.info('[*] Starting ZI scope acquisition.')
-        # one shot per trigger. This needs to be set every time
-        # a the scope is enabled as below using scope_runstop
-        # We should also test if scopeModule/mode and scopeModule/averager/weight
-        # needs to be set every time since we are creating a new scopemodule
-        # here
-        self._instrument.daq.setInt('/{}/scopes/0/single'.format(self._instrument.device), 1)
-        self._instrument.daq.sync()
+
         # Start something... hauling data from the scopeModule?
         scope.execute()