diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/MapWireConnectionHub.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/MapWireConnectionHub.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 2bfbd65c7..faf660d6c
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/MapWireConnectionHub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/MapWireConnectionHub.java
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ import static net.openhft.chronicle.map.ChronicleMapBuilder.of;
  */
 public class MapWireConnectionHub implements Closeable {
 
-    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MapWireHandler.class);
     public static final int MAP_SERVICE = 3;
-
-    protected ChronicleMap<String, Integer> channelNameToId;
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MapWireHandler.class);
     private final Map<Integer, Replica> channelMap;
     private final ReplicationHub hub;
-
     private final ArrayList<BytesChronicleMap> bytesChronicleMaps = new ArrayList<>();
     private final ChannelProvider provider;
     private final Supplier<ChronicleHashInstanceBuilder<ChronicleMap<byte[], byte[]>>> mapFactory;
+    protected ChronicleMap<String, Integer> channelNameToId;
 
 
     public MapWireConnectionHub(
@@ -94,19 +92,11 @@ public class MapWireConnectionHub implements Closeable {
             return bytesMap(channelId);
 
         final int nextFreeChannel = getNextFreeChannel();
-        try {
-
-            mapFactory.get().replicatedViaChannel(hub.createChannel(nextFreeChannel)).create();
-            channelNameToId.put(fromName, nextFreeChannel);
-
-            return bytesMap(nextFreeChannel);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            // todo send this error back to the user
-            LOG.error("", e);
-            throw e;
-        }
 
+        mapFactory.get().replicatedViaChannel(hub.createChannel(nextFreeChannel)).create();
+        channelNameToId.put(fromName, nextFreeChannel);
 
+        return bytesMap(nextFreeChannel);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/lang/values/DoubleArray.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/lang/values/DoubleArray.java
index 56cd94175..b04010179 100755
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/lang/values/DoubleArray.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/lang/values/DoubleArray.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import net.openhft.lang.model.Copyable;
  * Created by peter.lawrey on 23/04/2015.
  */
 public class DoubleArray implements Byteable, Copyable<DoubleArray> {
+    static boolean HACK = true;
     private static int CAPACITY = 0; // assume a 32-bit size.
     private static int LENGTH = CAPACITY + 4; // assume a 32-bit size.
     private static int BASE = LENGTH + 4;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ public class DoubleArray implements Byteable, Copyable<DoubleArray> {
     }
 
     public int length() {
-        return bytes == null ? 6 * 8 : bytes.readInt(LENGTH + offset);
+        return HACK && bytes == null ? 6 * 8 : bytes.readInt(LENGTH + offset);
     }
 
     public int capacity() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/lang/values/DoubleArrayTest.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/lang/values/DoubleArrayTest.java
index 2868f7b31..307914e6e 100755
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/lang/values/DoubleArrayTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/lang/values/DoubleArrayTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.openhft.lang.values;
 
 import net.openhft.chronicle.map.ChronicleMap;
 import net.openhft.chronicle.map.ChronicleMapBuilder;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
@@ -56,7 +57,6 @@ public class DoubleArrayTest {
         DoubleArray b = new DoubleArray(10);
         b.setData(new double[]{5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
 
-
         ChronicleMap<Integer, DoubleArray> proxyMap = ChronicleMapBuilder.of(Integer.class, DoubleArray.class)
                 .create();
         proxyMap.put(1, a);
@@ -66,4 +66,26 @@ public class DoubleArrayTest {
         System.out.println(proxyMap.get(2));
         proxyMap.close();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    @Ignore
+    public void addToAMap2() {
+        DoubleArray.HACK = false;
+        DoubleArray a = new DoubleArray(10);
+        a.setData(new double[]{1, 2, 3, 4, 5});
+
+        DoubleArray b = new DoubleArray(10);
+        b.setData(new double[]{5, 6, 7, 8, 9});
+
+        ChronicleMap<Integer, DoubleArray> proxyMap = ChronicleMapBuilder.of(Integer.class, DoubleArray.class)
+                .averageValueSize(6 * 8)
+                .create();
+        proxyMap.put(1, a);
+        proxyMap.put(2, b);
+
+        System.out.println(proxyMap.get(1));
+        System.out.println(proxyMap.get(2));
+        proxyMap.close();
+        DoubleArray.HACK = true;
+    }
 }
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