diff --git a/src/main/java/com/neuronrobotics/bowlerstudio/BowlerKernel.java b/src/main/java/com/neuronrobotics/bowlerstudio/BowlerKernel.java
index c589eda5..4c033839 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/neuronrobotics/bowlerstudio/BowlerKernel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/neuronrobotics/bowlerstudio/BowlerKernel.java
@@ -330,9 +330,9 @@ private static void processReturnedObjects(Object ret, ArrayList<CSG> csgBits) {
 		if(MobileBase.class.isInstance(ret)) {
 			
 			MobileBase ret2 = (MobileBase)ret;
-			ret2.connect();
 			MobileBaseCadManager m=MobileBaseCadManager.get(ret2);
 			m.setConfigurationViewerMode(false);
+			ret2.connect();
 			ArrayList<CSG> generateBody = m.generateBody();
 			processReturnedObjects(generateBody,csgBits);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/neuronrobotics/bowlerstudio/creature/MobileBaseCadManager.java b/src/main/java/com/neuronrobotics/bowlerstudio/creature/MobileBaseCadManager.java
index c8dfdef1..3f994f02 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/neuronrobotics/bowlerstudio/creature/MobileBaseCadManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/neuronrobotics/bowlerstudio/creature/MobileBaseCadManager.java
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ public ArrayList<CSG> generateBody() {
 		return generateBody(getMobileBase());
 	}
 	public ArrayList<CSG> generateBody(MobileBase base) {
-		if(base.isAvailable())
+		if(!base.isAvailable())
 			throw new RuntimeException("Device "+base.getScriptingName()+" is not connected, can not generate cad");
 
 		getProcesIndictor().set(0);