diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py
index 19b578a75111eb9a8922082ef00fb2a217d9e4e0..6c403d98ca86d5003ced5c2664e29e4e7a708396 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/devices/test_device_beam.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import time
 import numpy
+from tango import DevState
 from tangostationcontrol.integration_test.device_proxy import TestDeviceProxy
 
 from .base import AbstractTestBases
@@ -18,6 +19,29 @@ class TestDeviceBeam(AbstractTestBases.TestDeviceBase):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp("STAT/Beam/1")
     
+    def test_HBAT_delays_dims(self):
+        """Verify HBAT delays are retrieved with correct dimensions"""
+
+        # setup RECV
+        recv_proxy = TestDeviceProxy("STAT/RECV/1")
+        recv_proxy.off()
+        recv_proxy.initialise()
+        recv_proxy.set_defaults()
+        recv_proxy.on()
+
+        # setup BEAM
+        self.proxy.init()
+        self.proxy.Initialise()
+        self.self.assertEqual(DevState.STANDBY, self.proxy.state())
+        self.proxy.set_defaults()
+        self.proxy.on()
+        self.self.assertEqual(DevState.ON, self.proxy.state())
+
+        # verify HBAT_delays method returns the correct dimensions
+        pointing_direction = numpy.array([["J2000","0deg","0deg"]] * 96).flatten()
+        HBAT_delays = self.proxy.HBAT_delays(pointing_direction)
+        self.assertEqual(1536, len(HBAT_delays))    # 96*16
+    
     def test_write_HBAT_delays(self):
         """ Test whether the delay values are correctly saved into the relative RECV attribute"""
 
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_beam_device.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_beam_device.py
index d5a1b701d5d590b003badf1c282b188a79d98943..9c559a69a6ba11b9c43e1e78d3acb8089944e801 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_beam_device.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_beam_device.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class TestBeamDevice(base.TestCase):
 
     def test_get_pointing_timestamps(self):
         """Verify can read timestamps attribute and length matches without err"""
-
         with DeviceTestContext(beam.Beam, process=True) as proxy:
             self.assertEqual(96, len(proxy.read_attribute(
                 "HBAT_pointing_timestamp_R").value))
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_recv_device.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_recv_device.py
index 519b809449f3686755d6b72c0d2f56409b2b2e61..f918f5e6552538a6cb02da60a18c62ac779272a5 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_recv_device.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/devices/test_recv_device.py
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 # See LICENSE.txt for more info.
 
 from tango.test_context import DeviceTestContext
+from tango import DeviceProxy
 
-from tangostationcontrol.devices import recv, opcua_device, lofar_device
+from tangostationcontrol.devices import recv, lofar_device
 
 import mock
 
@@ -24,28 +25,38 @@ class TestRecvDevice(base.TestCase):
 
         # Patch DeviceProxy to allow making the proxies during initialisation
         # that we otherwise avoid using
-        for device in [recv, opcua_device, lofar_device]:
+        for device in [lofar_device]:
             proxy_patcher = mock.patch.object(
                 device, 'DeviceProxy')
             proxy_patcher.start()
             self.addCleanup(proxy_patcher.stop)
+    
+    def init_device(self, proxy:DeviceProxy):
+        proxy.off()
+        proxy.initialise()
+        proxy.set_defaults()
+        proxy.on()
 
     def test_get_hbat_bf_delay_step_delays(self):
         """Verify can read delay step attribute and length matches without err"""
         with DeviceTestContext(recv.RECV, properties=self.recv_properties, process=True) as proxy:
+            self.init_device(proxy)
             self.assertEqual(32, len(proxy.get_hbat_bf_delay_step_delays()))
 
     def test_get_hbat_reference_itrf(self):
         """Verify can read hbat reference itrf attribute and length matches without err"""
         with DeviceTestContext(recv.RECV, properties=self.recv_properties, process=True) as proxy:
+            self.init_device(proxy)
             self.assertEqual(288, len(proxy.get_hbat_reference_itrf()))     # 96x3=288
     
     def test_get_hbat_antenna_itrf(self):
         """Verify can read hbat antenna itrf attribute and length matches without err"""
         with DeviceTestContext(recv.RECV, properties=self.recv_properties, process=True) as proxy:
+            self.init_device(proxy)
             self.assertEqual(4608, len(proxy.get_hbat_antenna_itrf()))     # 96x16X3=4608
 
     def test_get_hbat_signal_input_delays(self):
         """Verify can read signal input delay attribute and length matches without err"""
         with DeviceTestContext(recv.RECV, properties=self.recv_properties, process=True) as proxy:
+            self.init_device(proxy)
             self.assertEqual(3072, len(proxy.get_hbat_signal_input_delays()))     # 96x32=3072