diff --git a/lib/python/Components/NimManager.py b/lib/python/Components/NimManager.py
index b3f1b531c1..b784f0ca20 100644
--- a/lib/python/Components/NimManager.py
+++ b/lib/python/Components/NimManager.py
@@ -1377,13 +1377,13 @@ def t2miRawModeChanged(configElement):
 		if os.path.exists("/proc/stb/frontend/%d/t2mirawmode" % slot):
 			open("/proc/stb/frontend/%d/t2mirawmode" % slot, "w").write(configElement.value)
 
-	def createSatConfig(nim, slot_id, empty_slots):
+	def createSatConfig(nim, slot_id):
 		nim.toneAmplitude = ConfigSelection([("11", "340mV"), ("10", "360mV"), ("9", "600mV"), ("8", "700mV"), ("7", "800mV"), ("6", "900mV"), ("5", "1100mV")], "7")
-		nim.toneAmplitude.fe_id = slot_id - empty_slots
+		nim.toneAmplitude.fe_id = slot_id
 		nim.toneAmplitude.slot_id = slot_id
 		nim.toneAmplitude.addNotifier(toneAmplitudeChanged)
 		nim.scpcSearchRange = ConfigSelection([("0", _("no")), ("1", _("yes"))], "0")
-		nim.scpcSearchRange.fe_id = slot_id - empty_slots
+		nim.scpcSearchRange.fe_id = slot_id
 		nim.scpcSearchRange.slot_id = slot_id
 		nim.scpcSearchRange.addNotifier(scpcSearchRangeChanged)
 		nim.t2miRawMode = ConfigSelection([("disable", _("disabled")), ("enable", _("enabled"))], "disable")
@@ -1562,7 +1562,6 @@ def hotswitchableConfigChanged(nim, slot, fe_id, configElement=None):
 				print "[InitNimManager] disable hotswitchable tuner"
 				nim.configMode.value = nim.configMode.default = "nothing"
 
-	empty_slots = 0
 	for slot in nimmgr.nim_slots:
 		slot_id = slot.slot
 		if update_slots and (slot_id not in update_slots):
@@ -1584,13 +1583,12 @@ def hotswitchableConfigChanged(nim, slot, fe_id, configElement=None):
 		else:
 			nim.configMode = ConfigSelection(choices = { "nothing": _("disabled") }, default="nothing")
 			if not slot.canBeCompatible("DVB-S"):
-				empty_slots += 1
 				if slot.type is not None:
 					print "[InitNimManager] pls add support for this frontend type!", slot.type
-		fe_id = slot_id - empty_slots
+		fe_id = slot_id
 
 		if slot.canBeCompatible("DVB-S"):
-			createSatConfig(nim, slot_id, empty_slots)
+			createSatConfig(nim, slot_id)
 		if slot.canBeCompatible("DVB-C"):
 			createCableConfig(nim, slot_id)
 		if slot.canBeCompatible("DVB-T"):