diff --git a/embl_robot.py b/embl_robot.py
index ee719cc4..5982241c 100644
--- a/embl_robot.py
+++ b/embl_robot.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def mount(self, gov_robot, puckPos,pinPos,sampID,**kwargs):
             else:
               if (retryMountCount == 0):
                 retryMountCount+=1
-                mountStat = self.mount(puckPos,pinPos,sampID, kwargs)
+                mountStat = self.mount(gov_robot, puckPos,pinPos,sampID, **kwargs)
                 if (mountStat == MOUNT_STEP_SUCCESSFUL):
                   retryMountCount = 0
                 return mountStat