diff --git a/uc2rest/motor.py b/uc2rest/motor.py
index d99f876..c16be3e 100644
--- a/uc2rest/motor.py
+++ b/uc2rest/motor.py
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ def set_motor_enable(self, enable=None, enableauto=None):
         r = self._parent.post_json(path, payload)
         return r
 
-    def get_position(self, axis=None, timeout=.2):
+    def get_position(self, axis=None, timeout=1):
         # pulls all current positions from the stepper controller
         path = "/motor_get"
         payload = {
diff --git a/uc2rest/mserial.py b/uc2rest/mserial.py
index 1da8828..66d1bc4 100644
--- a/uc2rest/mserial.py
+++ b/uc2rest/mserial.py
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ def sendMessage(self, command, nResponses=1, timeout = 20):
             if time.time()-t0>timeReturnReceived and not (identifier in self.responses and len(self.responses[identifier]) > 0):
                 self._logger.debug("It takes too long to get a response, we will resend the last command")
                 try:
-                    self.DEBUG=1
                     self.serialdevice.write(json.dumps(self.commands[identifier]).encode('utf-8'))
                     time.sleep(0.1)
                 except Exception as e: