From 2fc00b292e238f6f112ad0b0ffff462b8f9916c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan howard <ryan.howard@opentrons.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:36:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] update constraints when attached instead

---
 api/src/opentrons/hardware_control/ot3api.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/api/src/opentrons/hardware_control/ot3api.py b/api/src/opentrons/hardware_control/ot3api.py
index 29fd3ed6866..9de9f2f5448 100644
--- a/api/src/opentrons/hardware_control/ot3api.py
+++ b/api/src/opentrons/hardware_control/ot3api.py
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ async def cache_pipette(
             self._feature_flags.use_old_aspiration_functions,
         )
         self._pipette_handler.hardware_instruments[mount] = p
-        if not self.is_simulator:
+        if self._pipette_handler.has_pipette(mount):
             self._confirm_pipette_motion_constraints(mount)
         # TODO (lc 12-5-2022) Properly support backwards compatibility
         # when applicable