diff --git a/raptor_eagle_acqproc.cpp b/raptor_eagle_acqproc.cpp
index 957398d..dbfd7e0 100644
--- a/raptor_eagle_acqproc.cpp
+++ b/raptor_eagle_acqproc.cpp
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ void RaptorEagleCCD::AcquisitionProcess::start(const std::shared_ptr<acq_params_
         } else {
             _manager->logInfo("FITS file '{}' is saved", _acqParams->filename);
         }
+
+        _imageBuffer.release();
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/raptor_eagle_ccd.cpp b/raptor_eagle_ccd.cpp
index 1244535..1f5f949 100644
--- a/raptor_eagle_ccd.cpp
+++ b/raptor_eagle_ccd.cpp
@@ -1231,8 +1231,13 @@ void RaptorEagleCCD::initAttrComm()
                 } else {
                     auto sptr = it->lock();
                     auto st = sptr->status();
-                    if (st.substr(0, 3) == "ACQ") {  // if the camera is acquiring then
-                        s_head = st + ",";           // return it at the beginning of the status string
+                    if (st.substr(0, CAMERA_ATTR_CAMERA_STATUS_ACQ.size()) ==
+                        CAMERA_ATTR_CAMERA_STATUS_ACQ) {  // if the camera is acquiring then
+                        s_head = st + ",";                // return it at the beginning of the status string
+                    } else if (st.substr(0, CAMERA_ATTR_CAMERA_STATUS_IDLE.size()) == CAMERA_ATTR_CAMERA_STATUS_IDLE) {
+                        // here, cquisition process is already inactive
+                        it = _acqProcesses.erase(it);
+                        continue;
                     } else {
                         std::ranges::copy(st, std::back_inserter(s));
                         s += ",";
@@ -1244,9 +1249,9 @@ void RaptorEagleCCD::initAttrComm()
 
         if (!s.empty() || !s_head.empty()) {
             s = s_head + s;
-            if (_acqProcesses.size() == 1) {
-                s.resize(s.size() - 1);  // delete trailing ","
-            }
+            // if (_acqProcesses.size() == 1) {
+            s.resize(s.size() - 1);  // delete trailing ","
+            // }
         } else {
             s = std::string{CAMERA_ATTR_CAMERA_STATUS_IDLE.begin(), CAMERA_ATTR_CAMERA_STATUS_IDLE.end()};
         }