diff --git a/src/panoptes/pocs/mount/mount.py b/src/panoptes/pocs/mount/mount.py
index 87a4a3024..454d7411e 100644
--- a/src/panoptes/pocs/mount/mount.py
+++ b/src/panoptes/pocs/mount/mount.py
@@ -783,6 +783,11 @@ def _setup_commands(self, commands):
 
         self.logger.debug('Mount commands set up')
 
+    def search_for_home(self):
+        """Search for the home position if supported."""
+        self.logger.warning('Searching for home position not supported.'
+                            'Please set the home position manually via the hand-controller.')
+
     @abstractmethod
     def write(self, cmd):
         raise NotImplementedError
@@ -791,11 +796,6 @@ def write(self, cmd):
     def read(self, *args, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def search_for_home(self):
-        """Search for the home position not supported."""
-        self.logger.warning('Searching for home position not supported.'
-                            'Please set the home position manually via the hand-controller.')
-
     @abstractmethod
     def set_tracking_rate(self, direction='ra', delta=1.0):
         """Sets the tracking rate for the mount """