diff --git a/notebooks/AGIPD/AGIPD_Characterize_Gain_Combine_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/AGIPD/AGIPD_Characterize_Gain_Combine_NBC.ipynb
index d9c2a1ca0b63935ec0b287b67a4912f435f9fdde..a89861ebfe0504da4949e44eb3520113a20a7a0f 100644
--- a/notebooks/AGIPD/AGIPD_Characterize_Gain_Combine_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/AGIPD/AGIPD_Characterize_Gain_Combine_NBC.ipynb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "modules = [-1] # modules to work on, range allowed\n",
     "out_folder = \"/gpfs/exfel/exp/SPB/201830/p900019/usr/calibration0618/Merged1MHz2T\" # path to output to, required\n",
     "local_output = True # output constants locally\n",
-    "db_output = True # output constants to database\n",
+    "db_output = False # output constants to database\n",
     "bias_voltage = 300 # detector bias voltage\n",
     "cal_db_interface = \"tcp://max-exfl016:5005\"  # the database interface to use\n",
     "mem_cells = 64  # number of memory cells used\n",
diff --git a/notebooks/AGIPD/Characterize_AGIPD_Gain_Darks_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/AGIPD/Characterize_AGIPD_Gain_Darks_NBC.ipynb
index e2f81fe255fd731721a177049083ff020104b0e4..bcf8aa001a1c449b5e004ae7e302c2d02abceb00 100644
--- a/notebooks/AGIPD/Characterize_AGIPD_Gain_Darks_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/AGIPD/Characterize_AGIPD_Gain_Darks_NBC.ipynb
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
     "run_low = 266 # run number in which low gain data was recorded, required\n",
     "\n",
     "mem_cells = 0 # number of memory cells used, set to 0 to automatically infer\n",
-    "local_output = False # output constants locally\n",
-    "db_output = True # output constants to database\n",
+    "local_output = True # output constants locally\n",
+    "db_output = False # output constants to database\n",
     "bias_voltage = 300 # detector bias voltage\n",
     "cal_db_interface = \"tcp://max-exfl016:8020\" # the database interface to use\n",
     "cal_db_timeout = 3000000 # timeout on caldb requests\"\n",
diff --git a/notebooks/AGIPD/Chracterize_AGIPD_Gain_PC_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/AGIPD/Chracterize_AGIPD_Gain_PC_NBC.ipynb
index 5a23983f0efd5ddb0c543b2bbf9398fc7ea23f4f..af08e704474fc49dfb65baf0cd8c63fa020ce6af 100644
--- a/notebooks/AGIPD/Chracterize_AGIPD_Gain_PC_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/AGIPD/Chracterize_AGIPD_Gain_PC_NBC.ipynb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "n_sequences = 3 # number of sequence files, starting for 0 to evaluate\n",
     "cluster_profile = \"noDB44\" # The ipcluster profile to use\n",
     "local_output = True # output constants locally\n",
-    "db_output = True # output constants to database\n",
+    "db_output = False # output constants to database\n",
     "bias_voltage = 300 # detector bias voltage\n",
     "cal_db_interface = \"tcp://max-exfl016:8019\"  # the database interface to use\n",
     "mem_cells = 0.  # number of memory cells used, use 0 to auto-derive\n",
diff --git a/notebooks/DSSC/Characterize_DSSC_Darks_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/DSSC/Characterize_DSSC_Darks_NBC.ipynb
index e867c8192ef55d0214f8bad0431bd3b96980b6e0..5dea2314e27e7de7ae82f460c1eefcd56ac93422 100644
--- a/notebooks/DSSC/Characterize_DSSC_Darks_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/DSSC/Characterize_DSSC_Darks_NBC.ipynb
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
     "run = 1497 # run number in which data was recorded, required\n",
     "\n",
     "mem_cells = 0 # number of memory cells used, set to 0 to automatically infer\n",
-    "local_output = False # output constants locally\n",
-    "db_output = True # output constants to database\n",
+    "local_output = True # output constants locally\n",
+    "db_output = False # output constants to database\n",
     "bias_voltage = 300 # detector bias voltage\n",
     "cal_db_interface = \"tcp://max-exfl016:8020\" # the database interface to use\n",
     "rawversion = 2 # RAW file format version\n",
diff --git a/notebooks/FastCCD/Characterize_Darks_NewDAQ_FastCCD_NBC_New_Common_Mode.ipynb b/notebooks/FastCCD/Characterize_Darks_NewDAQ_FastCCD_NBC_New_Common_Mode.ipynb
index e33085f6e02f140bb997866a3e81e66fb2454e05..0d92477c9ecfdaa58d53421e6ca1a55026fd3984 100644
--- a/notebooks/FastCCD/Characterize_Darks_NewDAQ_FastCCD_NBC_New_Common_Mode.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/FastCCD/Characterize_Darks_NewDAQ_FastCCD_NBC_New_Common_Mode.ipynb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "commonModeAxis = 1 # Axis along which common mode will be calculated (0: along rows, 1: along columns)\n",
     "\n",
     "run_parallel = True # For parallel computation \n",
-    "db_output = True # Output constants to the calibration database\n",
+    "db_output = False # Output constants to the calibration database\n",
     "local_output = True # output constants locally\n",
     "\n",
     "# According to our gain calibration using 55Fe source, we have the following conversion gains (e.g., 1 ADU = 6.3 e-):\n",
diff --git a/notebooks/Jungfrau/Jungfrau_dark_analysis_all_gains_burst_mode_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/Jungfrau/Jungfrau_dark_analysis_all_gains_burst_mode_NBC.ipynb
index 90f5fe8c8c367652fc5edba94aa7de75f1f497d8..00b7278b00fed735735ea05348f0d9058152d826 100644
--- a/notebooks/Jungfrau/Jungfrau_dark_analysis_all_gains_burst_mode_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/Jungfrau/Jungfrau_dark_analysis_all_gains_burst_mode_NBC.ipynb
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
     "use_dir_creation_date = True # use dir creation date\n",
     "manual_slow_data = False  # if true, use manually entered bias_voltage and integration_time values\n",
     "time_limits = 0.025 #  to find calibration constants later on, the integration time is allowed to vary by 0.5 us\n",
-    "local_output = False # output constants locally\n",
-    "db_output = True # output constants to database"
+    "local_output = True # output constants locally\n",
+    "db_output = False # output constants to database"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/notebooks/LPD/Characterize_LPD_GAIN_CI_per_pixel_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/LPD/Characterize_LPD_GAIN_CI_per_pixel_NBC.ipynb
index 8868090952d32bba8dbaaa19e8fb5177445f0abe..d20e4bf454baa9a315adf4453be0e0dacaf9f6da 100644
--- a/notebooks/LPD/Characterize_LPD_GAIN_CI_per_pixel_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/LPD/Characterize_LPD_GAIN_CI_per_pixel_NBC.ipynb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "\n",
     "mem_cells = 512 # number of memory cells used\n",
     "local_output = True # output constants locally\n",
-    "db_output = True # output constants to database\n",
+    "db_output = False # output constants to database\n",
     "db_input = True\n",
     "bias_voltage = 300 # detector bias voltage\n",
     "cal_db_interface = \"tcp://max-exfl016:8015\" # the database interface to use\n",
diff --git a/notebooks/LPD/LPDChar_Darks_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/LPD/LPDChar_Darks_NBC.ipynb
index 09826cea884ffff7117d8da4bf1ec86f41df7d63..1188067eafb3f37bac6c405d89899d447c6ce7e8 100644
--- a/notebooks/LPD/LPDChar_Darks_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/LPD/LPDChar_Darks_NBC.ipynb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "\n",
     "mem_cells = 512 # number of memory cells used\n",
     "local_output = True # output constants locally\n",
-    "db_output = True # output constants to database\n",
+    "db_output = False # output constants to database\n",
     "bias_voltage = 250 # detector bias voltage\n",
     "cal_db_interface = \"tcp://max-exfl016:8015#8025\" # the database interface to use\n",
     "cal_db_timeout = 300000 # timeout on caldb requests\"\n",
diff --git a/notebooks/LPD/LPD_FlatField_Radial_per_pixel_CI_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/LPD/LPD_FlatField_Radial_per_pixel_CI_NBC.ipynb
index e07cbe611881d6db7a275793fef3cc12cd1c7fb2..2c27eb1ec87e6a501800e345cce861b682fdeb62 100644
--- a/notebooks/LPD/LPD_FlatField_Radial_per_pixel_CI_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/LPD/LPD_FlatField_Radial_per_pixel_CI_NBC.ipynb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "\n",
     "mem_cells = 512 # number of memory cells used\n",
     "local_output = True # output constants locally\n",
-    "db_output = True # output constants to database\n",
+    "db_output = False # output constants to database\n",
     "bias_voltage = 250 # detector bias voltage\n",
     "cal_db_interface = \"tcp://max-exfl015:5005\" # the database interface to use\n",
     "\n",
diff --git a/notebooks/ePix/Characterize_Darks_ePix10K_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/ePix/Characterize_Darks_ePix10K_NBC.ipynb
index c9e2134392de07938f485dd217b9d0372d1e7c9e..b4f102b23dae2b7c38289d0451c7d9d27778b354 100644
--- a/notebooks/ePix/Characterize_Darks_ePix10K_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/ePix/Characterize_Darks_ePix10K_NBC.ipynb
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
     "instance = \"HED_IA1_EPIX10K-1\" # karabo instance\n",
     "path_inset = \"EPIX03\"  # file inset for image data\n",
     "fix_temperature = 290. # fix temperature to this value\n",
-    "db_output = True # Output constants to the calibration database\n",
-    "local_output = False # output constants locally"
+    "db_output = False # Output constants to the calibration database\n",
+    "local_output = True # output constants locally"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/notebooks/ePix/Characterize_Darks_ePix_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/ePix/Characterize_Darks_ePix_NBC.ipynb
index 831a1c70a4ae4e150e70fdb0788732098391cb5b..d86b4cd12a05e9d37cd3ee352a69f3842b2adeec 100644
--- a/notebooks/ePix/Characterize_Darks_ePix_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/ePix/Characterize_Darks_ePix_NBC.ipynb
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
     "instance = \"MID_EXP_EPIX-1\" # karabo instance\n",
     "path_inset = \"DA01\"  # file inset for image data\n",
     "fix_temperature = 290. # fix temperature to this value\n",
-    "db_output = True # Output constants to the calibration database\n",
-    "local_output = False # output constants locally"
+    "db_output = False # Output constants to the calibration database\n",
+    "local_output = True # output constants locally"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/notebooks/pnCCD/Characterize_pnCCD_Dark_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/pnCCD/Characterize_pnCCD_Dark_NBC.ipynb
index 1543ff4b5aaf9597d8f1a40c1a44b5302f62661a..9a9d68b109caf95f260f375c7da57b96d9e51035 100644
--- a/notebooks/pnCCD/Characterize_pnCCD_Dark_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/pnCCD/Characterize_pnCCD_Dark_NBC.ipynb
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
     "gain = 0  # the detector gain setting, only 0 is currently implemented\n",
     "bias_voltage = 300  # detector bias voltage\n",
     "integration_time = 70  # detector integration time\n",
-    "db_output = True # Output constants to the calibration database\n",
-    "local_output = False # output constants locally"
+    "db_output = False # Output constants to the calibration database\n",
+    "local_output = True # output constants locally"
    ]
   },
   {