diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/blueprints/base.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/blueprints/base.py
index 5e71aa4f..1a6353f1 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/blueprints/base.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/blueprints/base.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ class ConfigAPI(MicroscopeView):
 
         return jsonify(self.microscope.config)
 
+
 def construct_blueprint(microscope_obj):
 
     blueprint = Blueprint('base_blueprint', __name__)
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/blueprints/stage.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/blueprints/stage.py
index c1786f30..b0ee5a6b 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/blueprints/stage.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/v1/blueprints/stage.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-from openflexure_microscope.api.utilities import gen, axes_to_array, JsonPayload
+from openflexure_microscope.api.utilities import gen, JsonPayload
 from openflexure_microscope.api.v1.views import MicroscopeView
+from openflexure_microscope.utilities import axes_to_array
 
 from flask import Response, Blueprint, jsonify, request
 
@@ -80,69 +81,6 @@ class PositionAPI(MicroscopeView):
         return jsonify(self.microscope.state['stage']['position'])
 
 
-class StageParamsAPI(MicroscopeView):
-
-    def get(self):
-        """
-        Return current parameters of the stage.
-
-        .. :quickref: Stage params; Get current stage parameters
-
-        **Example request**:
-
-        .. sourcecode:: http
-
-          GET /stage/params HTTP/1.1
-          Accept: application/json
-
-        **Example response**:
-
-        .. sourcecode:: http
-
-          HTTP/1.1 200 OK
-          Vary: Accept
-          Content-Type: application/json
-
-          {
-            "backlash": {
-                "x": 0, 
-                "y": 0, 
-                "z": 128
-            }, 
-          }
-
-        """
-
-        return jsonify(self.microscope.state['stage'])
-
-    def post(self):
-        """
-        Set parameters of the stage.
-
-        .. :quickref: Stage params; Set current stage parameters
-
-        :reqheader Accept: application/json
-        :<json json backlash:   - **x** *(int)*: x-axis backlash in steps
-                                - **y** *(int)*: y-axis backlash in steps
-                                - **z** *(int)*: x-axis backlash in steps
-
-        """
-        # Get payload
-        payload = JsonPayload(request)
-        logging.debug(payload.json)
-
-        # BACKLASH
-        if payload.param('backlash'):
-            # Construct backlash array
-            backlash = axes_to_array(payload.param('backlash'), ['x', 'y', 'z'], [0, 0, 0])
-            logging.debug("BACKLASH: {}".format(backlash))
-
-            # Apply backlash
-            self.microscope.stage.backlash = backlash
-
-        return jsonify(self.microscope.state['stage'])
-
-
 def construct_blueprint(microscope_obj):
 
     blueprint = Blueprint('stage_blueprint', __name__)
@@ -152,9 +90,4 @@ def construct_blueprint(microscope_obj):
         view_func=PositionAPI.as_view('position', microscope=microscope_obj)
     )
 
-    blueprint.add_url_rule(
-        '/params',
-        view_func=StageParamsAPI.as_view('stage_params', microscope=microscope_obj)
-    )
-
     return(blueprint)
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py b/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py
index 400147ff..7c987161 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from .camera.pi import StreamingCamera
 
 from .plugins import PluginMount
 from .config import load_config, save_config, convert_config
+from .utilities import axes_to_array
 
 
 class Microscope(object):
@@ -141,13 +142,6 @@ class Microscope(object):
             'z': position[2],
         }
 
-        backlash = self.stage.backlash.tolist()
-        state['stage']['backlash'] = {
-            'x': backlash[0],
-            'y': backlash[1],
-            'z': backlash[2],
-        }
-
         # Add camera state
         state['camera'] = self.camera.state
 
@@ -160,6 +154,14 @@ class Microscope(object):
             # Update camera config params from StreamingCamera object
             self._config.update(self.camera.config)
         
+        # If attached to a stage
+        backlash = self.stage.backlash.tolist()
+        self._config['backlash'] = {
+            'x': backlash[0],
+            'y': backlash[1],
+            'z': backlash[2],
+        }
+
         return self._config
 
     @config.setter
@@ -169,5 +171,12 @@ class Microscope(object):
             # Update camera config
             self.camera.config = config
         
+        # If attached to a stage
+        if self.stage:
+            if 'backlash' in config:
+                # Construct backlash array
+                backlash = axes_to_array(config['backlash'], ['x', 'y', 'z'], [0, 0, 0])
+                self.stage.backlash = backlash
+
         # Cache config
         self._config.update(config)
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