diff --git a/src/SingleShotAO.cpp b/src/SingleShotAO.cpp
index ee7b789428db19b54161b9cf1f58d81f6e1540bc..96a72ba280a17738ad9cc6e82c68bb244d04616e 100755
--- a/src/SingleShotAO.cpp
+++ b/src/SingleShotAO.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void SingleShotAO::init_device()
 	//--------------------------------------------
 	try 
 	{
-		get_device_properties();
+		get_device_property();
 	}
 	catch (const Tango::DevFailed& df)
 	{
@@ -570,57 +570,52 @@ void SingleShotAO::init_device()
 
 //+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
-// method : 		SingleShotAO::get_device_properties()
+// method : 		SingleShotAO::get_device_property()
 // 
 // description : 	Read the device properties from database.
 //
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void SingleShotAO::get_device_properties()
+void SingleShotAO::get_device_property()
 {
-	//	Initialize your default values here (if not done with  POGO).
-	//------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	//	Read device properties from database.(Automatic code generation)
+	//	Read device properties from database
 	//------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Tango::DbData	dev_prop;
 	dev_prop.push_back(Tango::DbDatum("BoardNum"));
 	dev_prop.push_back(Tango::DbDatum("BoardType"));
 
-	//	Call database and extract values
+	// Call database and extract values
 	//--------------------------------------------
-	if (Tango::Util::instance()->_UseDb==true)
+	if (Tango::Util::instance()->_UseDb==true) {
 		get_db_device()->get_property(dev_prop);
-	Tango::DbDatum	def_prop, cl_prop;
-	SingleShotAOClass	*ds_class =
-		(static_cast<SingleShotAOClass *>(get_device_class()));
+	}
+	Tango::DbDatum def_prop, cl_prop;
+	SingleShotAOClass *ds_class = (static_cast<SingleShotAOClass *>(get_device_class()));
 	int	i = -1;
 
-	//	Try to initialize BoardNum from class property
+	// Try to initialize BoardNum from class property
 	cl_prop = ds_class->get_class_property(dev_prop[++i].name);
 	if (cl_prop.is_empty()==false)	cl_prop  >>  boardNum;
 	else {
-		//	Try to initialize BoardNum from default device value
+		// Try to initialize BoardNum from default device value
 		def_prop = ds_class->get_default_device_property(dev_prop[i].name);
 		if (def_prop.is_empty()==false)	def_prop  >>  boardNum;
 	}
-	//	And try to extract BoardNum value from database
+	// And try to extract BoardNum value from database
 	if (dev_prop[i].is_empty()==false)	dev_prop[i]  >>  boardNum;
 
-	//	Try to initialize BoardType from class property
+	// Try to initialize BoardType from class property
 	cl_prop = ds_class->get_class_property(dev_prop[++i].name);
 	if (cl_prop.is_empty()==false)	cl_prop  >>  boardType;
 	else {
-		//	Try to initialize BoardType from default device value
+		// Try to initialize BoardType from default device value
 		def_prop = ds_class->get_default_device_property(dev_prop[i].name);
 		if (def_prop.is_empty()==false)	def_prop  >>  boardType;
 	}
-	//	And try to extract BoardType value from database
+	// And try to extract BoardType value from database
 	if (dev_prop[i].is_empty()==false)	dev_prop[i]  >>  boardType;
 
-
-
-	//	End of Automatic code generation
-	//------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Check critical properties being present
+	//--------------------------------------------
 
 	critical_properties_missing = false;
 
@@ -639,8 +634,11 @@ void SingleShotAO::get_device_properties()
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// Check critical properties being valid
+	//--------------------------------------------
+
 	//- <BoardNum> -----------------------
-	if (boardNum > 7) 
+	if (boardNum < 0 || boardNum > 7)
 	{
 		boardNum = 0;
 		ERROR_STREAM << "device property <BoardNum> is invalid. Valid range is [0..7]" << endl;
@@ -665,7 +663,6 @@ void SingleShotAO::get_device_properties()
 		ERROR_STREAM << "device property <BoardType> is invalid [supported hw: MAO_6208 or MAO_6216]" << endl;
 		critical_properties_missing = true;
 	}
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/SingleShotAO.h b/src/SingleShotAO.h
index 8e259d076f2b50dd42d185e749c98991515fe2d1..7faa1820a7fe1e2260d2f13899c7b71dbe420bbf 100755
--- a/src/SingleShotAO.h
+++ b/src/SingleShotAO.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public :
 /**
  *	Read the device properties from database
  */
-	 void get_device_properties();
+	 void get_device_property();
 //@}
 
 	//	Here is the end of the automatic code generation part