diff --git a/owlps-positioning/src/calibrationrequest.cc b/owlps-positioning/src/calibrationrequest.cc
index 3ca1b7a..bfd1bb4 100644
--- a/owlps-positioning/src/calibrationrequest.cc
+++ b/owlps-positioning/src/calibrationrequest.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,29 @@
 
 
 
+/* *** Constructors *** */
+
+
+CalibrationRequest::CalibrationRequest(uint_fast8_t _type):
+  reference_point(NULL), direction(Direction())
+{
+  type = _type ;
+}
+
+
+CalibrationRequest::
+CalibrationRequest(const Request &source,
+                   ReferencePoint *_reference_point = NULL,
+                   const Direction &_direction,
+                   uint_fast8_t _type):
+  Request(source), reference_point(_reference_point),
+  direction(_direction)
+{
+  type = _type ;
+}
+
+
+
 /* *** Write accessors *** */
 
 
diff --git a/owlps-positioning/src/calibrationrequest.hh b/owlps-positioning/src/calibrationrequest.hh
index b504154..4d85529 100644
--- a/owlps-positioning/src/calibrationrequest.hh
+++ b/owlps-positioning/src/calibrationrequest.hh
@@ -16,18 +16,14 @@ protected:
   Direction direction ;
 
 public:
-  CalibrationRequest(void):
-    reference_point(NULL), direction(Direction()) {}
-
+  CalibrationRequest(uint_fast8_t _type = OWL_REQUEST_AUTOCALIBRATION) ;
   CalibrationRequest(const CalibrationRequest &source):
     Request(source), reference_point(source.reference_point),
     direction(source.direction) {}
-
   CalibrationRequest(const Request &source,
-                     ReferencePoint *_reference_point = NULL,
-                     const Direction &_direction = Direction()):
-    Request(source), reference_point(_reference_point),
-    direction(_direction) {}
+                     ReferencePoint *_reference_point,
+                     const Direction &_direction = Direction(),
+                     uint_fast8_t _type = OWL_REQUEST_AUTOCALIBRATION) ;
 
   ~CalibrationRequest(void) {}
 
diff --git a/owlps-positioning/src/inputcsv.cc b/owlps-positioning/src/inputcsv.cc
index c2c1dde..fc4a6ff 100644
--- a/owlps-positioning/src/inputcsv.cc
+++ b/owlps-positioning/src/inputcsv.cc
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const Request& InputCSV::get_next_request()
   if (type == OWL_REQUEST_CALIBRATION ||
       type == OWL_REQUEST_AUTOCALIBRATION)
     {
-      current_request_to_calibration_request() ;
+      current_request_to_calibration_request(type) ;
       CalibrationRequest *request =
         static_cast<CalibrationRequest*>(current_request) ;
       request->set_direction(direction) ;
diff --git a/owlps-positioning/src/inputmedium.cc b/owlps-positioning/src/inputmedium.cc
index cb62e20..4fa7d56 100644
--- a/owlps-positioning/src/inputmedium.cc
+++ b/owlps-positioning/src/inputmedium.cc
@@ -23,14 +23,19 @@ InputMedium::~InputMedium()
 /* *** Operations *** */
 
 
-void InputMedium::current_request_to_calibration_request()
+void InputMedium::
+current_request_to_calibration_request(uint_fast8_t request_type)
 {
   if (dynamic_cast<CalibrationRequest*>(current_request) != NULL)
-    return ;
+    {
+      current_request->set_type(request_type) ;
+      return ;
+    }
 
   Request *tmp = current_request ;
   current_request = NULL ;
   current_request = new CalibrationRequest(*tmp) ;
+  current_request->set_type(request_type) ;
   delete tmp ;
 }
 
diff --git a/owlps-positioning/src/inputmedium.hh b/owlps-positioning/src/inputmedium.hh
index 0bdc3cb..a08d26c 100644
--- a/owlps-positioning/src/inputmedium.hh
+++ b/owlps-positioning/src/inputmedium.hh
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ public:
   virtual const Request& get_next_request(void) = 0 ;
 
   /// Converts #current_request into a CalibrationRequest
-  void current_request_to_calibration_request(void) ;
+  void current_request_to_calibration_request(
+    uint_fast8_t request_type = OWL_REQUEST_CALIBRATION) ;
   /// Clears (reallocates to Request if needed) #current_request
   void clear_current_request(void) ;
 
diff --git a/owlps-positioning/src/inputudpsocket.cc b/owlps-positioning/src/inputudpsocket.cc
index 6903a5a..e9b0be9 100644
--- a/owlps-positioning/src/inputudpsocket.cc
+++ b/owlps-positioning/src/inputudpsocket.cc
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ const Request& InputUDPSocket::get_next_request()
   if (request.type == OWL_REQUEST_CALIBRATION ||
       request.type == OWL_REQUEST_AUTOCALIBRATION)
     {
-      current_request_to_calibration_request() ;
+      current_request_to_calibration_request(request.type) ;
       CalibrationRequest *calib_request =
         static_cast<CalibrationRequest*>(current_request) ;