diff --git a/backend/epsonds-cmd.c b/backend/epsonds-cmd.c
index ac04f106a..f57f84662 100644
--- a/backend/epsonds-cmd.c
+++ b/backend/epsonds-cmd.c
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ static SANE_Status esci2_cmd_simple(epsonds_scanner* s, char *cmd, SANE_Status (
 
 SANE_Status esci2_fin(epsonds_scanner *s)
 {
+	DBG(5, "%s\n", __func__);
+
 	SANE_Status status = esci2_cmd_simple(s, "FIN x0000000", NULL);
 	s->locked = 0;
 	return status;
diff --git a/backend/epsonds-io.c b/backend/epsonds-io.c
index 5844dc5ad..28bacfc32 100644
--- a/backend/epsonds-io.c
+++ b/backend/epsonds-io.c
@@ -157,21 +157,15 @@ SANE_Status eds_fsx(epsonds_scanner *s)
 
 SANE_Status eds_lock(epsonds_scanner *s)
 {
-	int tries = 3;
+	SANE_Status status;
+
+	DBG(5, "%s\n", __func__);
 
 	if (s->hw->connection == SANE_EPSONDS_USB) {
 		sanei_usb_set_timeout(USB_SHORT_TIMEOUT);
 	}
 
-	SANE_Status status = eds_fsx(s);
-	if (status != SANE_STATUS_GOOD) {
-
-		do {
-			sleep(1);
-			status = eds_fsx(s);
-
-		} while (--tries && status != SANE_STATUS_GOOD);
-	}
+	status = eds_fsx(s);
 
 	if (s->hw->connection == SANE_EPSONDS_USB) {
 		sanei_usb_set_timeout(USB_TIMEOUT);
diff --git a/backend/epsonds-io.h b/backend/epsonds-io.h
index d208753ac..1a1b2b739 100644
--- a/backend/epsonds-io.h
+++ b/backend/epsonds-io.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #define epsonds_io_h
 
 #define USB_TIMEOUT (6 * 1000)
-#define USB_SHORT_TIMEOUT (1 * 500)
+#define USB_SHORT_TIMEOUT (1 * 800)
 
 size_t eds_send(epsonds_scanner *s, void *buf, size_t length, SANE_Status *status);
 size_t eds_recv(epsonds_scanner *s, void *buf, size_t length, SANE_Status *status);
diff --git a/backend/epsonds.c b/backend/epsonds.c
index 9f0ed8fc3..3d1196bed 100644
--- a/backend/epsonds.c
+++ b/backend/epsonds.c
@@ -167,9 +167,6 @@ open_scanner(epsonds_scanner *s)
 	if (s->hw->connection == SANE_EPSONDS_USB) {
 
 		status = sanei_usb_open(s->hw->sane.name, &s->fd);
-		if (status == SANE_STATUS_GOOD)
-			sanei_usb_clear_halt(s->fd);
-
 		sanei_usb_set_timeout(USB_TIMEOUT);
 
 	} else {
diff --git a/backend/epsonds.h b/backend/epsonds.h
index c8f3045d2..2c2e42240 100644
--- a/backend/epsonds.h
+++ b/backend/epsonds.h
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ typedef struct ring_buffer
 
 } ring_buffer;
 
-// typedef struct epsonds_scanner epsonds_scanner;
-
 /* an instance of a scanner */
 
 struct epsonds_scanner