diff --git a/AUG/rdaAUG_eff.m b/AUG/rdaAUG_eff.m
index 6b2c350e44cee5a4fbdb88144ac10e7c78b7ee46..5086a52369c9f43349d6f042a6e17a86f87dbc9a 100644
--- a/AUG/rdaAUG_eff.m
+++ b/AUG/rdaAUG_eff.m
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ if usemdsplus
   if ~unix('test -d /home/duval/mdsplus')
     addpath('/home/duval/mdsplus')
   end
-  mdsconnect('localhost:8001');
+  
+  if ~unix('test -d /home/osauter/gdat')
+    mdsconnect('localhost:8001');
+  else
+    mdsconnect('localhost');
+  end
 
   user=getenv('USER');
   if nargin>=4 & ~isempty(varargin{1})