diff --git a/iexcode/instruments/Scienta.py b/iexcode/instruments/Scienta.py
index 66ebb4e92b9938b4dd98348afcd250ff28df690c..5234bdfa775adff2586971591372b8ccd74f25cb 100644
--- a/iexcode/instruments/Scienta.py
+++ b/iexcode/instruments/Scienta.py
@@ -35,12 +35,10 @@ def AllowedEnergyRange(*args):
         return Table
     
     if len(args)==2:
-        try:
-            PassEnergy,LensMode=args
-            KEmin,KEmax=Table[LensMode][PassEnergy]
-            return KEmin,KEmax
-        except:
-            return None
+        PassEnergy,LensMode=args
+        KEmin,KEmax=Table[LensMode][PassEnergy]
+        return KEmin,KEmax
+
     else:
         print('Not a valid argument')
 
diff --git a/iexcode/instruments/electron_analyzer.py b/iexcode/instruments/electron_analyzer.py
index cc3e24923881b84449328ab4380905f12ac16827..4e42e3694a629ff517fe81346876f4082cf9e1c8 100644
--- a/iexcode/instruments/electron_analyzer.py
+++ b/iexcode/instruments/electron_analyzer.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from iexcode.instruments.IEX_BL_config import *
 from iexcode.instruments.AD_utilities import AD_filepath,AD_prefix
 from iexcode.instruments.scanRecord import *
 from iexcode.instruments.conversions_constants import *
-from iexcode.instruments.xrays import energy, scanXAS, BL_energy_tables
+from iexcode.instruments.xrays import energy, scanXAS, BL_energy_tables,energy_get
 from iexcode.instruments.shutters import branch_shutter_close
 from iexcode.instruments.VLS_PGM import mono_energy_get
 from iexcode.instruments.files_and_folders import get_next_fileNumber
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ def scanEA(EAlist,**kwargs):
         pass
     else:
         print("need to specify BE or KE")
+        return
 
     if EAlist[-1]=='BS':
         sweeps=EAlist[-2]
@@ -370,6 +371,20 @@ def scanEA(EAlist,**kwargs):
         
     if kwargs['debug']:
         print("sweeps: "+str(sweeps))
+
+    #check KEs within limit
+    if EAlist[0]=="KE":
+        KElist = np.array(EAlist[1:-3])
+    elif EAlist[0]=="BE":
+        KElist = energy_get() - np.array(EAlist[1:-3])
+    if KElist[0] > KElist[1]:
+        print_warning_message('EA scans from low to high in kinetic energy')
+        return
+    KEmin,KEmax = AllowedEnergyRange(EAlist[-3],'Angular')
+    if KElist[0] < KEmin:
+        print_warning_message('kinetic energy belowed minimum allowed energy')
+        print(AllowedEnergyRange())
+        return
         
     if EAlist[0]=="BE":
         if len(EAlist)==5: #Fixed
@@ -377,6 +392,7 @@ def scanEA(EAlist,**kwargs):
             EAlist[1]=caget(pvCalcOut1+'.VAL')
             arrayP1=list(np.full(sweeps,  EAlist[1]))
             scan_fillin_table(pvCalcOut1+'.PROC',"",kwargs["scanIOC"],kwargs["scan_dim"],arrayP1,1)
+            scan_positioner_after_set(positioner_after_scan="STAY")
             EAlist[1]=arrayP1[0]
             if kwargs['debug']:
                 print('\npvCalcOut1: ',pvCalcOut1)
@@ -386,6 +402,7 @@ def scanEA(EAlist,**kwargs):
             EAlist[1]=caget(pvCalcOut1+'.VAL')
             arrayP1=list(np.full(sweeps, EAlist[1]))
             scan_fillin_table(pvCalcOut1+'PROC',"",kwargs["scanIOC"],kwargs["scan_dim"],arrayP1,1)
+            scan_positioner_after_set(positioner_after_scan="STAY")
             print('\npvCalcOut1: ',pvCalcOut1)
             print('Pos1 table:',arrayP1)
         elif len(EAlist)==7: #Sweep
@@ -397,6 +414,7 @@ def scanEA(EAlist,**kwargs):
             arrayP2=list(np.full(sweeps, EAlist[2]))
             scan_fillin_table(pvCalcOut1+'.PROC',"",kwargs["scanIOC"],kwargs["scan_dim"],arrayP1,1)
             scan_fillin_table(pvCalcOut2+'.PROC',"",kwargs["scanIOC"],kwargs["scan_dim"],arrayP2,2)
+            scan_positioner_after_set(positioner_after_scan="STAY")
             if kwargs['debug']:
                 print("\npvCalcOut1",pvCalcOut1)
                 print("\npvCalcOut2",pvCalcOut2)
@@ -442,6 +460,7 @@ def scanEA(EAlist,**kwargs):
         EAlog_update()
         scanEA_reset(**kwargs)
         scan_after_table_reset(**kwargs)
+        scan_positioner_after_set(positioner_after_scan="PRIOR")
     else:
         return EAparms