diff --git a/LCS/ApplCommon/src/Observation.cc b/LCS/ApplCommon/src/Observation.cc
index 3c33b8b19fd93d27eee26da00efd884a2aad444d..6e2c71b2e98d8bacd094854f29efbefc6358e13c 100644
--- a/LCS/ApplCommon/src/Observation.cc
+++ b/LCS/ApplCommon/src/Observation.cc
@@ -834,6 +834,8 @@ bool Observation::_isStationName(const string&	hostname) const
 //
 bool Observation::_hasDataSlots(const ParameterSet*	aPS) const
 {
+    return true; // JD RT HACK: We supply default mappings if the dataslots arent found after all
+
 	ParameterSet::const_iterator	iter = aPS->begin();
 	ParameterSet::const_iterator	end  = aPS->end();
 	while (iter != end) {