diff --git a/DCC.cpp b/DCC.cpp
index 4d5e567..6d47188 100644
--- a/DCC.cpp
+++ b/DCC.cpp
@@ -95,15 +95,6 @@ bool DCC::getThrottleDirection(int cab) {
   return (speedTable[reg].speedCode & 0x80) !=0;
 }
 
-bool DCC::isThrottleInUse(int locoId) {
-  // return true if this loco address is already in table, false otherwise
-  int reg;
-  for (reg = 0; reg < MAX_LOCOS; reg++) {
-    if (speedTable[reg].loco == locoId) return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
 // Set function to value on or off
 void DCC::setFn( int cab, byte functionNumber, bool on) {
   if (cab<=0 || functionNumber>28) return;
diff --git a/DCC.h b/DCC.h
index 74ac951..d549490 100644
--- a/DCC.h
+++ b/DCC.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ class DCC {
   static void setThrottle( uint16_t cab, uint8_t tSpeed, bool tDirection);
   static uint8_t getThrottleSpeed(int cab);
   static bool getThrottleDirection(int cab);
-  static bool isThrottleInUse(int cab);
   static void writeCVByteMain(int cab, int cv, byte bValue);
   static void writeCVBitMain(int cab, int cv, byte bNum, bool bValue);
   static void setFunction( int cab, byte fByte, byte eByte);
diff --git a/WiThrottle.cpp b/WiThrottle.cpp
index 644b4a1..0323d09 100644
--- a/WiThrottle.cpp
+++ b/WiThrottle.cpp
@@ -55,10 +55,24 @@ bool WiThrottle::annotateLeftRight=false;
 
 WiThrottle* WiThrottle::getThrottle( int wifiClient) {
   for (WiThrottle* wt=firstThrottle; wt!=NULL ; wt=wt->nextThrottle)  
-     if (wt->clientid==wifiClient) return wt;
+     if (wt->clientid==wifiClient) return wt; 
   return new WiThrottle( wifiClient);
 }
 
+bool WiThrottle::isThrottleInUse(int cab) {
+  for (WiThrottle* wt=firstThrottle; wt!=NULL ; wt=wt->nextThrottle)  
+     if (wt->areYouUsingThrottle(cab)) return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool WiThrottle::areYouUsingThrottle(int cab) {
+  LOOPLOCOS('*', cab) { // see if I have this cab in use
+      return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+
  // One instance of WiThrottle per connected client, so we know what the locos are 
  
 WiThrottle::WiThrottle( int wificlientid) {
@@ -166,8 +180,7 @@ void WiThrottle::parse(Print & stream, byte * cmdx) {
       case 'Q': // 
             LOOPLOCOS('*', -1) { //stop and drop all locos still assigned to this WiThrottle
               if (myLocos[loco].throttle!='\0') {
-                DCC::setThrottle(myLocos[loco].cab,0,1);
-                DCC::forgetLoco(myLocos[loco].cab); //unregister this loco address
+                DCC::setThrottle(myLocos[loco].cab,1,1);
                 StringFormatter::send(stream, F("M%c-%c%d<;>\n"), myLocos[loco].throttle, LorS(myLocos[loco].cab), myLocos[loco].cab);
                 myLocos[loco].throttle='\0';
               }
@@ -216,7 +229,7 @@ void WiThrottle::multithrottle(Print & stream, byte * cmd){
                   return;
                 }
                 //return error if address is already in use
-                if (DCC::isThrottleInUse(locoid)) { 
+                if (isThrottleInUse(locoid)) { 
                   StringFormatter::send(stream, F("HMAddress '%d' in use!\n"), locoid);                    
                   return;
                 }
@@ -239,8 +252,7 @@ void WiThrottle::multithrottle(Print & stream, byte * cmd){
           case '-': // stop and remove loco(s)
                  LOOPLOCOS(throttleChar, locoid) {
                      myLocos[loco].throttle='\0';
-                     DCC::setThrottle(myLocos[loco].cab,0, DCC::getThrottleDirection(myLocos[loco].cab));
-                     DCC::forgetLoco(myLocos[loco].cab); //unregister this loco address
+                     DCC::setThrottle(myLocos[loco].cab,1, DCC::getThrottleDirection(myLocos[loco].cab));
                      StringFormatter::send(stream, F("M%c-%c%d<;>\n"), throttleChar, LorS(myLocos[loco].cab), myLocos[loco].cab);
                   }
             
@@ -306,7 +318,7 @@ void WiThrottle::locoAction(Print & stream, byte* aval, char throttleChar, int c
             case 'I': // Idle, set speed to 0
             case 'Q': // Quit, set speed to 0
               LOOPLOCOS(throttleChar, cab) {
-                DCC::setThrottle(myLocos[loco].cab,0, DCC::getThrottleDirection(myLocos[loco].cab));
+                DCC::setThrottle(myLocos[loco].cab,1, DCC::getThrottleDirection(myLocos[loco].cab));
               }
               break;
             }               
@@ -326,7 +338,6 @@ void WiThrottle::checkHeartbeat() {
       if (myLocos[loco].throttle!='\0') {
         DIAG(F("  dropping cab %c"),clientid, myLocos[loco].cab);
         DCC::setThrottle(myLocos[loco].cab, 1, DCC::getThrottleDirection(myLocos[loco].cab)); //eStop
-        DCC::forgetLoco(myLocos[loco].cab); //unregister this loco address
       }
     }
     delete this;
diff --git a/WiThrottle.h b/WiThrottle.h
index d8fcc53..cbd7175 100644
--- a/WiThrottle.h
+++ b/WiThrottle.h
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ class WiThrottle {
       static WiThrottle* firstThrottle;
       static int getInt(byte * cmd);
       static int getLocoId(byte * cmd);
-      static char LorS(int cab);      
+      static char LorS(int cab); 
+      static bool isThrottleInUse(int cab);
+      bool areYouUsingThrottle(int cab);
       WiThrottle* nextThrottle;
       int clientid;