diff --git a/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/Application.java b/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/Application.java
index 00641fe..220f1f1 100644
--- a/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/Application.java
+++ b/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/Application.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ public class Application {
 		Logging.Init(args, "synololog.log");
 
 		PulsCounterApplication application = new PulsCounterApplication(args);
-
 		
 		log(LogLevel.INFO,"Application initialized, starting up user interface");
 		
diff --git a/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/PulsCounterApplication.java b/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/PulsCounterApplication.java
index 0d1eaad..1ce2a6a 100644
--- a/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/PulsCounterApplication.java
+++ b/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/PulsCounterApplication.java
@@ -259,11 +259,11 @@ public class PulsCounterApplication implements ServiceLinkListener{
 
 		waitUiFinished();
 		
-		ShutdownNotification sn = new ShutdownNotification();
-		if (Component.class.isInstance(ui)){
-			sn.setLocationRelativeTo((Component)ui);
-		}
-		sn.setVisible(true);
+//		ShutdownNotification sn = new ShutdownNotification();
+//		if (Component.class.isInstance(ui)){
+//			sn.setLocationRelativeTo((Component)ui);
+//		}
+//		sn.setVisible(true);
 		
 		try {
 			
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public class PulsCounterApplication implements ServiceLinkListener{
 			log(e);
 		}
 		
-		sn.setVisible(false);
+//		sn.setVisible(false);
 	}
 	
 	private void initialize(){
diff --git a/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/device/IDeviceConnector.java b/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/device/IDeviceConnector.java
index 1483c53..98a636f 100644
--- a/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/device/IDeviceConnector.java
+++ b/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/device/IDeviceConnector.java
@@ -77,4 +77,6 @@ public interface IDeviceConnector {
 	
 	public void		shutdown();
 	
+	public void 	checkRealTimeClock();
+	
 }
diff --git a/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/device/SimpleLinkDeviceConnector.java b/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/device/SimpleLinkDeviceConnector.java
index aeeb2cd..95dc6ba 100644
--- a/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/device/SimpleLinkDeviceConnector.java
+++ b/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/device/SimpleLinkDeviceConnector.java
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ public class SimpleLinkDeviceConnector implements IDeviceConnector {
 	public int[] getCounters() {
 		checkOpen();
 		
+		checkRealTimeClock();
+		
 		try {
 			return ArrayHelper.unbox(this.simpleLink.readInt(0x0600,32));
 		} catch (ServiceLinkException | IOException e){
@@ -734,6 +736,8 @@ public class SimpleLinkDeviceConnector implements IDeviceConnector {
 		Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
 		
 		try {
+			checkOpen();
+			
 			Integer deviceTime = simpleLink.readInt(0x001C);
 			Long currentTime =  (System.currentTimeMillis()/1000);
 			
diff --git a/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/device/SimulatedCounter.java b/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/device/SimulatedCounter.java
index ca788cf..933155c 100644
--- a/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/device/SimulatedCounter.java
+++ b/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/device/SimulatedCounter.java
@@ -303,4 +303,8 @@ public class SimulatedCounter implements IDeviceConnector {
 	@Override
 	public void shutdown() {
 	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void checkRealTimeClock() {
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/ui/BatchRunner.java b/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/ui/BatchRunner.java
index 278a765..8812ab0 100644
--- a/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/ui/BatchRunner.java
+++ b/src/org/hwo/pulscounter/ui/BatchRunner.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public class BatchRunner implements PulsCounterApplicationListener{
 	}
 	
 	public void run(){
+		pulsCounterApplication.getInterfaces().get(0).checkRealTimeClock();
 		
 		for (String cmd: pulsCounterApplication.getBatchCommands()){
 			String[] tokens = cmd.split(":");