diff --git a/vmmTblApp/Db/channels.template b/vmmTblApp/Db/channels.template
index 03ee4d6d3ca9db9827c22ebff8014b85aded0e5f..4df77f9a83617aeea840ce65fde3a0d702a2383a 100644
--- a/vmmTblApp/Db/channels.template
+++ b/vmmTblApp/Db/channels.template
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ record(aai, "$(P)$(R)$(HYB)$(VMM)$(C)$(CH)-R") {
     field(NELM, "64")
     field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
+    field(PINI, "YES")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))HYB_$(HYB)_$(VMM)_$(CH)")
 }