diff --git a/src/THcHodoscope.cxx b/src/THcHodoscope.cxx
index b9abbbe224268e7e062bdfb4b4b866e0ab44714d..7d5ee6dff8e55cd97857237a409476f3c2e6b173 100644
--- a/src/THcHodoscope.cxx
+++ b/src/THcHodoscope.cxx
@@ -415,6 +415,11 @@ Int_t THcHodoscope::ReadDatabase( const TDatime& date )
   //      << " number of photo electrons = " << fNCerNPE
   //      << endl;
 
+  //Set scin Velocity/Cable to default
+  for (UInt_t i=0; i<fMaxHodoScin; i++) {
+    fHodoVelLight[i] = 15.0;
+  }
+
   if (fTofUsingInvAdc) {
     DBRequest list2[]={
       {"hodo_vel_light",                   &fHodoVelLight[0],       kDouble,  fMaxHodoScin, 1},
@@ -427,13 +432,6 @@ Int_t THcHodoscope::ReadDatabase( const TDatime& date )
       {0}
     };
     
-       for (UInt_t i=0; i<fMaxHodoScin; i++)                                                                    
-       {  
-	 //Set scin Velocity/Cable to default
-	 fHodoVelLight[i] = 15.0;
-	 
-       }
-    
     gHcParms->LoadParmValues((DBRequest*)&list2,prefix);
   };
   /* if (!fTofUsingInvAdc) {