diff --git a/src/zapit/lib/zapitclient.cpp b/src/zapit/lib/zapitclient.cpp
index 98acf56fc..588249d55 100644
--- a/src/zapit/lib/zapitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/lib/zapitclient.cpp
@@ -469,9 +469,10 @@ void CZapitClient::reinitChannels()
 void CZapitClient::reloadCurrentServices()
 {
 	send(CZapitMessages::CMD_RELOAD_CURRENTSERVICES);
-
+#if 0
 	CZapitMessages::responseCmd response;
 	CBasicClient::receive_data((char* )&response, sizeof(response), true);
+#endif
 	close_connection();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/scan.cpp b/src/zapit/src/scan.cpp
index bcf85cc73..26fef3179 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/scan.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/scan.cpp
@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@ bool CServiceScan::ScanProviders()
 		g_bouquetManager->loadBouquets();
 		printf("[scan] save bouquets done\n");
 		Cleanup(true);
+#if 1
+		myZapitClient.reloadCurrentServices();
+#else
 		/* this can hang as the thread handling the connections
 		 * could already be in g_Zapit->stopScan(), waiting for
 		 * *this* thread to join().
@@ -572,6 +575,7 @@ bool CServiceScan::ScanProviders()
 		t_channel_id live_channel_id = CZapit::getInstance()->GetCurrentChannelID();
 		CZapit::getInstance()->ZapIt(live_channel_id, false);
 		CZapit::getInstance()->SendEvent(CZapitClient::EVT_SERVICES_CHANGED);
+#endif
 	} else {
 		Cleanup(false);
 		CFrontend::getInstance()->setTsidOnid(0);
@@ -634,6 +638,9 @@ bool CServiceScan::ScanTransponder()
 		//g_bouquetManager->clearAll();
 		g_bouquetManager->loadBouquets();
 		Cleanup(true);
+#if 1
+		myZapitClient.reloadCurrentServices();
+#else
 		/* see the explanation in CServiceScan::ScanProviders() in why this is a bad idea
 		myZapitClient.reloadCurrentServices();
 		 */
@@ -641,6 +648,7 @@ bool CServiceScan::ScanTransponder()
 		t_channel_id live_channel_id = CZapit::getInstance()->GetCurrentChannelID();
 		CZapit::getInstance()->ZapIt(live_channel_id, false);
 		CZapit::getInstance()->SendEvent(CZapitClient::EVT_SERVICES_CHANGED);
+#endif
 	} else {
 		Cleanup(false);
 		CFrontend::getInstance()->setTsidOnid(0);
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp b/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
index f03ac8421..ce155eefe 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
@@ -956,8 +956,10 @@ bool CZapit::ParseCommand(CBasicMessage::Header &rmsg, int connfd)
 	}
 
 	case CZapitMessages::CMD_RELOAD_CURRENTSERVICES: {
+#if 0
   	        response.cmd = CZapitMessages::CMD_READY;
   	        CBasicServer::send_data(connfd, &response, sizeof(response));
+#endif
 		DBG("[zapit] sending EVT_SERVICES_CHANGED\n");
 		CFrontend::getInstance()->setTsidOnid(0);
 		ZapIt(live_channel_id, current_is_nvod);