diff -r 1448a40b5af5 -r afb40fd6018e master/fsm_master.c
--- a/master/fsm_master.c	Fri Sep 16 12:44:54 2011 +0200
+++ b/master/fsm_master.c	Fri Sep 16 14:10:23 2011 +0200
@@ -586,28 +586,24 @@
 
         // Start slave configuration, if it is allowed.
         ec_mutex_lock(&master->config_mutex);
-        if (!master->allow_config) {
-            ec_mutex_unlock(&master->config_mutex);
-        } else {
-            master->config_busy = 1;
-            ec_mutex_unlock(&master->config_mutex);
-
-            if (master->debug_level) {
-                char old_state[EC_STATE_STRING_SIZE],
-                     new_state[EC_STATE_STRING_SIZE];
-                ec_state_string(slave->current_state, old_state, 0);
-                ec_state_string(slave->requested_state, new_state, 0);
-                EC_SLAVE_DBG(slave, 1, "Changing state from %s to %s%s.\n",
-                        old_state, new_state,
-                        slave->force_config ? " (forced)" : "");
-            }
-
-            fsm->idle = 0;
-            fsm->state = ec_fsm_master_state_configure_slave;
-            ec_fsm_slave_config_start(&fsm->fsm_slave_config, slave);
-            fsm->state(fsm); // execute immediately
-            return;
+        master->config_busy = 1;
+        ec_mutex_unlock(&master->config_mutex);
+
+        if (master->debug_level) {
+            char old_state[EC_STATE_STRING_SIZE],
+                 new_state[EC_STATE_STRING_SIZE];
+            ec_state_string(slave->current_state, old_state, 0);
+            ec_state_string(slave->requested_state, new_state, 0);
+            EC_SLAVE_DBG(slave, 1, "Changing state from %s to %s%s.\n",
+                    old_state, new_state,
+                    slave->force_config ? " (forced)" : "");
         }
+
+        fsm->idle = 0;
+        fsm->state = ec_fsm_master_state_configure_slave;
+        ec_fsm_slave_config_start(&fsm->fsm_slave_config, slave);
+        fsm->state(fsm); // execute immediately
+        return;
     }
 
     // slave has error flag set; process next one
@@ -895,6 +891,7 @@
         }
     }
 
+    // scanning and setting system times complete
     ec_master_request_op(master);
     ec_fsm_master_restart(fsm);
 }