diff --git a/element_array_ephys/ephys_acute.py b/element_array_ephys/ephys_acute.py
index 9b7b5c8d..cbafb194 100644
--- a/element_array_ephys/ephys_acute.py
+++ b/element_array_ephys/ephys_acute.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 import pandas as pd
 from element_interface.utils import dict_to_uuid, find_full_path, find_root_directory
 
-from . import ephys_report, get_logger, probe
+from . import ephys_report, probe
 from .readers import kilosort, openephys, spikeglx
 
-log = get_logger(__name__)
+log = dj.logger
 
 schema = dj.schema()
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class AcquisitionSoftware(dj.Lookup):
         acq_software ( varchar(24) ): Acquisition software, e.g,. SpikeGLX, OpenEphys
     """
 
-    definition = """  # Software used for recording of neuropixels probes
+    definition = """  # Name of software used for recording of neuropixels probes - SpikeGLX or Open Ephys
     acq_software: varchar(24)
     """
     contents = zip(["SpikeGLX", "Open Ephys"])
@@ -180,7 +180,10 @@ def auto_generate_entries(cls, session_key):
                     "probe_type": spikeglx_meta.probe_model,
                     "probe": spikeglx_meta.probe_SN,
                 }
-                if probe_key["probe"] not in [p["probe"] for p in probe_list]:
+                if (
+                    probe_key["probe"] not in [p["probe"] for p in probe_list]
+                    and probe_key not in probe.Probe()
+                ):
                     probe_list.append(probe_key)
 
                 probe_dir = meta_filepath.parent
@@ -204,7 +207,10 @@ def auto_generate_entries(cls, session_key):
                     "probe_type": oe_probe.probe_model,
                     "probe": oe_probe.probe_SN,
                 }
-                if probe_key["probe"] not in [p["probe"] for p in probe_list]:
+                if (
+                    probe_key["probe"] not in [p["probe"] for p in probe_list]
+                    and probe_key not in probe.Probe()
+                ):
                     probe_list.append(probe_key)
                 probe_insertion_list.append(
                     {
@@ -533,7 +539,6 @@ def make(self, key):
                 - 1 : 0 : -self._skip_channel_counts
             ]
 
-            # (sample x channel)
             lfp = oe_probe.lfp_timeseries[:, lfp_channel_ind]
             lfp = (
                 lfp * np.array(oe_probe.lfp_meta["channels_gains"])[lfp_channel_ind]
diff --git a/element_array_ephys/spike_sorting/ecephys_spike_sorting.py b/element_array_ephys/spike_sorting/ecephys_spike_sorting.py
index b8675523..6f7a8687 100644
--- a/element_array_ephys/spike_sorting/ecephys_spike_sorting.py
+++ b/element_array_ephys/spike_sorting/ecephys_spike_sorting.py
@@ -337,4 +337,4 @@ def _get_execution_duration(modules_input_hash_fp, modules_to_run):
         dur = modules_status[m]["duration"] or 0
         logged_exec_dur += int(dur)
 
-    return logged_exec_dur, modules_status
\ No newline at end of file
+    return logged_exec_dur, modules_status