diff --git a/src/DataExporter.cpp b/src/DataExporter.cpp
index a819848b2c0456aa8bf33792b0b2332510a2fe88..8dde8fcbcc12390f3a3a1397f58723ff8f3b1d7f 100644
--- a/src/DataExporter.cpp
+++ b/src/DataExporter.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ void DataExporter::init_device()
                 m_server_sp = SSLServer::create(this, m_configuration_sp);
             else
                 m_server_sp = PlainServer::create(this, m_configuration_sp);
+
+            //Start device if auto start enabled
+            if(autoStart)
+            {
+                INFO_STREAM << "FitsImporter::init_device() auto start enabled " << endl;
+                on();
+            }
         }
         catch(std::exception& ex)
         {
@@ -212,6 +219,7 @@ void DataExporter::get_device_property()
 	dev_prop.push_back(Tango::DbDatum("DatabaseUsername"));
 	dev_prop.push_back(Tango::DbDatum("DatabasePassword"));
 	dev_prop.push_back(Tango::DbDatum("DatabaseConnectionNumber"));
+	dev_prop.push_back(Tango::DbDatum("AutoStart"));
 
 	//	is there at least one property to be read ?
 	if (dev_prop.size()>0)
@@ -380,6 +388,17 @@ void DataExporter::get_device_property()
 		//	And try to extract DatabaseConnectionNumber value from database
 		if (dev_prop[i].is_empty()==false)	dev_prop[i]  >>  databaseConnectionNumber;
 
+		//	Try to initialize AutoStart from class property
+		cl_prop = ds_class->get_class_property(dev_prop[++i].name);
+		if (cl_prop.is_empty()==false)	cl_prop  >>  autoStart;
+		else {
+			//	Try to initialize AutoStart from default device value
+			def_prop = ds_class->get_default_device_property(dev_prop[i].name);
+			if (def_prop.is_empty()==false)	def_prop  >>  autoStart;
+		}
+		//	And try to extract AutoStart value from database
+		if (dev_prop[i].is_empty()==false)	dev_prop[i]  >>  autoStart;
+
 	}
 
 	/*----- PROTECTED REGION ID(DataExporter::get_device_property_after) ENABLED START -----*/
@@ -462,7 +481,7 @@ void DataExporter::get_device_property()
 //--------------------------------------------------------
 void DataExporter::always_executed_hook()
 {
-	DEBUG_STREAM << "DataExporter::always_executed_hook()  " << device_name << endl;
+	INFO_STREAM << "DataExporter::always_executed_hook()  " << device_name << endl;
 	/*----- PROTECTED REGION ID(DataExporter::always_executed_hook) ENABLED START -----*/
 
     if(get_state() != Tango::FAULT)
diff --git a/src/DataExporter.h b/src/DataExporter.h
index 5db2bac94b3cb1e0a2b052093a9ae144589fbb10..92c751b1b0c8b7ebf62291c29b5a71a14a99c5fc 100644
--- a/src/DataExporter.h
+++ b/src/DataExporter.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 /**
  *  DataExporter class description:
- *
+ *    
  */
 
 namespace DataExporter_ns
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ public:
 	string	databasePassword;
 	//	DatabaseConnectionNumber:	Number of database connection created
 	Tango::DevUShort	databaseConnectionNumber;
+	//	AutoStart:	Exec On command after init if state is not fault
+	Tango::DevBoolean	autoStart;
 
 
 //	Constructors and destructors
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ public:
 	DataExporter(Tango::DeviceClass *cl,const char *s,const char *d);
 	/**
 	 * The device object destructor.
-	 */
+	 */	
 	~DataExporter() {delete_device();};
 
 
diff --git a/src/DataExporter.xmi b/src/DataExporter.xmi
index e310dc2b043edc3d03bc2963ab38fe159c11d8a4..46378fb640e023cf27a0938b2f53f46c9997abfd 100644
--- a/src/DataExporter.xmi
+++ b/src/DataExporter.xmi
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
       <status abstract="false" inherited="false" concrete="true" concreteHere="true"/>
       <DefaultPropValue>2</DefaultPropValue>
     </deviceProperties>
+    <deviceProperties name="AutoStart" description="Exec On command after init if state is not fault">
+      <type xsi:type="pogoDsl:BooleanType"/>
+      <status abstract="false" inherited="false" concrete="true" concreteHere="true"/>
+      <DefaultPropValue>false</DefaultPropValue>
+    </deviceProperties>
     <commands name="State" description="This command gets the device state (stored in its device_state data member) and returns it to the caller." execMethod="dev_state" displayLevel="OPERATOR" polledPeriod="0">
       <argin description="none">
         <type xsi:type="pogoDsl:VoidType"/>
diff --git a/src/DataExporterClass.cpp b/src/DataExporterClass.cpp
index 373c6ab99fd6860e9d81af2f907b9d9ffeb9bb6f..88065a80b2e7d4423a4030b6efcb5ae28006b9ce 100644
--- a/src/DataExporterClass.cpp
+++ b/src/DataExporterClass.cpp
@@ -606,6 +606,20 @@ void DataExporterClass::set_default_property()
 	}
 	else
 		add_wiz_dev_prop(prop_name, prop_desc);
+	prop_name = "AutoStart";
+	prop_desc = "Exec On command after init if state is not fault";
+	prop_def  = "false";
+	vect_data.clear();
+	vect_data.push_back("false");
+	if (prop_def.length()>0)
+	{
+		Tango::DbDatum	data(prop_name);
+		data << vect_data ;
+		dev_def_prop.push_back(data);
+		add_wiz_dev_prop(prop_name, prop_desc,  prop_def);
+	}
+	else
+		add_wiz_dev_prop(prop_name, prop_desc);
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------