diff --git a/lasp/device/lasp_common_decls.pxd b/lasp/device/lasp_common_decls.pxd
index 88bcfd3..144b418 100644
--- a/lasp/device/lasp_common_decls.pxd
+++ b/lasp/device/lasp_common_decls.pxd
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ cdef extern from "lasp_cppdaq.h" nogil:
                    SafeQueue[void*] *outQueue) except +
         void stop() except +
         double samplerate()
-        us neninchannels(bool include_monitorchannel=False)
+        us neninchannels(bool include_monitorchannel)
         us nenoutchannels()
         DataType dataType()
         us framesPerBlock() 
diff --git a/lasp/device/lasp_cppdaq.cpp b/lasp/device/lasp_cppdaq.cpp
index b0a21b6..bcfe165 100644
--- a/lasp/device/lasp_cppdaq.cpp
+++ b/lasp/device/lasp_cppdaq.cpp
@@ -184,8 +184,9 @@ double Daq::inputRangeForChannel(us ch) const {
 us Daq::neninchannels(bool include_monitorchannel) const {
   mutexlock lock(mutex);
   us inch = std::count(eninchannels.begin(), eninchannels.end(), true);
-  if (monitorOutput && include_monitorchannel)
+  if (monitorOutput && include_monitorchannel) {
     inch++;
+  }
   return inch;
 }
 
diff --git a/lasp/device/lasp_cppuldaq.cpp b/lasp/device/lasp_cppuldaq.cpp
index d15f6f4..70e230f 100644
--- a/lasp/device/lasp_cppuldaq.cpp
+++ b/lasp/device/lasp_cppuldaq.cpp
@@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ public:
     bool hasinput = neninchannels() > 0;
     bool hasoutput = nenoutchannels() > 0;
 
-    if (neninchannels() > 0 && !inqueue) {
+    if (hasinput && !inqueue) {
       throw runtime_error("Inqueue not given, while input is enabled");
     }
 
-    if (nenoutchannels() > 0 && !outqueue) {
+    if (hasoutput && !outqueue) {
       throw runtime_error("outqueue not given, while output is enabled");
     }
 
@@ -169,12 +169,6 @@ public:
     this->inqueue = inqueue;
     this->outqueue = outqueue;
 
-    /* std::cerr << "************************ WARNING: Forcing coupling mode
-     * to AC
-     * **************************" << endl; */
-    /* boolvec couplingmode = {true, true, true, true}; */
-    /* setACCouplingMode(couplingmode); */
-
     stopThread = false;
     thread = new std::thread(threadfcn, this);
   }
diff --git a/lasp/device/lasp_daq.pyx b/lasp/device/lasp_daq.pyx
index 2ae2dfc..c486ba6 100644
--- a/lasp/device/lasp_daq.pyx
+++ b/lasp/device/lasp_daq.pyx
@@ -240,13 +240,13 @@ cdef class Daq:
         self.sd.thread = NULL
         self.sd.samplerate = <double> samplerate
 
-        self.sd.ninchannels = daq.neninchannels()
+        self.sd.ninchannels = daq.neninchannels(True)
         self.sd.noutchannels = daq.nenoutchannels()
         self.sd.nBytesPerChan = nFramesPerBlock*dtype.sw
         self.sd.nFramesPerBlock = nFramesPerBlock
         self.sd.npy_format = getCNumpyDataType(dtype)
 
-        if daq.neninchannels() > 0:
+        if daq.neninchannels(True) > 0:
             self.sd.inQueue = new SafeQueue[void*]()
         if daq.nenoutchannels() > 0:
             self.sd.outQueue = new SafeQueue[void*]()
diff --git a/lasp/device/lasp_daqconfig.pyx b/lasp/device/lasp_daqconfig.pyx
index 4aa8fde..b315e96 100644
--- a/lasp/device/lasp_daqconfig.pyx
+++ b/lasp/device/lasp_daqconfig.pyx
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ cdef class DaqConfiguration:
                 inch.append(self.getInChannel(i))
         if include_monitor:
             outch = self.getEnabledOutChannels()
-            if len(outch) > 0:
+            if len(outch) > 0 and self.monitorOutput:
                 inch.insert(0, outch[0])
 
         return inch
diff --git a/lasp/lasp_avstream.py b/lasp/lasp_avstream.py
index 14a7b16..5fd21a1 100644
--- a/lasp/lasp_avstream.py
+++ b/lasp/lasp_avstream.py
@@ -44,20 +44,18 @@ class AvStream:
             video:
         """
 
-        self.daqconfig = daqconfig
-        self.device = device
         self.avtype = avtype
 
-        en_out_ch = daqconfig.getEnabledOutChannels()
         en_in_ch = daqconfig.getEnabledInChannels(include_monitor=True)
+        en_out_ch = daqconfig.getEnabledOutChannels()
 
-        self.output_channel_names = [ch.channel_name for ch in en_out_ch]
         self.input_channel_names = [ch.channel_name for ch in en_in_ch]
+        self.output_channel_names = [ch.channel_name for ch in en_out_ch]
 
         self.input_sensitivity = [ch.sensitivity for ch in en_in_ch]
+        self.input_sensitivity = np.asarray(self.input_sensitivity)
         self.input_qtys = [ch.qty for ch in en_in_ch]
 
-        self.input_sensitivity = np.asarray(self.input_sensitivity)
 
         # Counters for the number of frames that have been coming in
         self._aframectr = Atomic(0)
diff --git a/lasp/lasp_record.py b/lasp/lasp_record.py
index bcf9461..b208f36 100644
--- a/lasp/lasp_record.py
+++ b/lasp/lasp_record.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ class Recording:
             fn += ext
 
         self._stream = stream
-        if stream.avtype != AvType.audio_input:
-            raise RuntimeError('Stream does not have any input channels')
         self.blocksize = stream.blocksize
         self.samplerate = stream.samplerate
         self._running = Atomic(False)