diff --git a/downloadversionIRdata.py b/downloadversionIRdata.py
index 09d843d1348f3ab8035c4ac6610741922352a4ed..a49b778303718ed565f2eebf297c505c28458ea1 100644
--- a/downloadversionIRdata.py
+++ b/downloadversionIRdata.py
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ def estimate_offset(port,program,plot_it=False,verbose=0):
     else:
         return -1
 
-def download_heatflux_by_program(port,program,time_window=0,threads=1,testmode=True,
+def download_heatflux_by_program(port,program,time_window=0,threads=1,testmode=False,
                                  version=0,verbose=0,givealpha=False,request=True):
     """
     port: string or integer
@@ -2526,7 +2526,7 @@ def download_heatflux_by_program(port,program,time_window=0,threads=1,testmode=T
         print("download_heatflux_by_program: Error! program not found")
         return False,0,-1
 
-def download_heatflux_by_times(port,tstart,tend,time_window=0,threads=1,testmode=True,
+def download_heatflux_by_times(port,tstart,tend,time_window=0,threads=1,testmode=False,
                                version=0,verbose=0,request=True):
     """
     port: string or integer
@@ -2597,7 +2597,7 @@ def download_heatflux_by_times(port,tstart,tend,time_window=0,threads=1,testmode
                     f.close()
             return exist,time,frames
 
-def download_heatflux_mapping_reference(timepoint=None,version=0,testmode=True,verbose=0):
+def download_heatflux_mapping_reference(timepoint=None,version=0,testmode=False,verbose=0):
     """
     return exist(boolean) and dictonary of the mappings informations
     """
@@ -2628,7 +2628,7 @@ def download_heatflux_mapping_reference(timepoint=None,version=0,testmode=True,v
         mappings['Target']=(frames[6],{1:"TM1-4h",2:"TM5-6h",3:"TM7-9h",4:"TM1-3v"})
     return exist,mappings
 
-def download_heatflux_scene_model_reference(port,timepoint=None,program=None,version=0,testmode=True,verbose=0):
+def download_heatflux_scene_model_reference(port,timepoint=None,program=None,version=0,testmode=False,verbose=0):
     """
     return exist(boolean) and dictonary of the mappings informations
     """
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@ def give_finger_ID(profile,finger=None):
     return success,fingerID
 
 def get_heatflux_profile(port,profile,finger=None,timepoint=1,program=None,tstart=None,
-                         tend=None,testmode=True,version=0,verbose=0):
+                         tend=None,testmode=False,version=0,verbose=0):
     """
     returns exist,time,s in m, heat flux in W/m2
     
@@ -2826,7 +2826,7 @@ def get_heatflux_profile(port,profile,finger=None,timepoint=1,program=None,tstar
             raise Exception("get_heatflux_profile: Unknown port, FLIR data is unsupported at the moment")
         else:
             ### if the program goes up to here, time okay, finger okay,port okay, lets download it
-            exist,timo,frames=download_heatflux_by_times(port,tstart,tend,time_window=0,threads=1,testmode=True,version=version,verbose=verbose-1)
+            exist,timo,frames=download_heatflux_by_times(port,tstart,tend,time_window=0,threads=1,testmode=False,version=version,verbose=verbose-1)
             if exist:    
                 return extract_heatflux_profile_from_DL(time=(np.asarray(timo)-t1)/1e9,images=frames,profile=int(fingerID%100),finger=int(fingerID/100),inputchecked=inputcheck,verbose=verbose-1)
             else:
@@ -2953,7 +2953,7 @@ def extract_temperature_profile_from_DL(port,time,images,profile,finger=None,tim
             return False,0,0,0
 
 
-def download_divertor_load(port,targetmodule=None,program=None,tstart=None,tend=None,version=0,verbose=0,testmode=True,request=True):
+def download_divertor_load(port,targetmodule=None,program=None,tstart=None,tend=None,version=0,verbose=0,testmode=False,request=True):
     """
     """
     TMchadict={