diff --git a/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular.ui b/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular.ui
index 0dd3a49d..265c0fd2 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular.ui
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
      </widget>
     </item>
     <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
-     <widget class="QGraphicsView" name="glw_1"/>
+     <widget class="BECDeviceMonitor" name="plot_1"/>
     </item>
     <item row="1" column="3">
      <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_setting_2">
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
      </widget>
     </item>
     <item row="3" column="2" colspan="2">
-     <widget class="QGraphicsView" name="glw_2"/>
+     <widget class="BECDeviceMonitor" name="plot_2"/>
     </item>
     <item row="1" column="4">
      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
      </widget>
     </item>
     <item row="3" column="4" colspan="2">
-     <widget class="QGraphicsView" name="glw_3"/>
+     <widget class="BECDeviceMonitor" name="plot_3"/>
     </item>
    </layout>
   </widget>
@@ -74,18 +74,19 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>1433</width>
-     <height>37</height>
+     <height>24</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
-   <widget class="QMenu" name="menuSettings">
-    <property name="title">
-     <string>Settings</string>
-    </property>
-   </widget>
-   <addaction name="menuSettings"/>
   </widget>
   <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar"/>
  </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BECDeviceMonitor</class>
+   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
+   <header location="global">bec_widgets.widgets.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
 </ui>
diff --git a/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular_app.py b/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular_app.py
index ec4ff48e..cacf90a1 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular_app.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular_app.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QApplication, QVBoxLayout
 
 from bec_widgets.widgets.monitor import BECDeviceMonitor
 
+# some default configs for demonstration purposes
 config_1 = {
     "plot_settings": {
         "background_color": "black",
@@ -184,29 +185,15 @@ class ModularApp(QMainWindow):
         self._init_plots()
 
     def _init_plots(self):
-        self.glw_1_layout = QVBoxLayout(self.glw_1)  # Create a new QVBoxLayout
-        self.bec_device_monitor_1 = BECDeviceMonitor(parent=self, config=config_1)
-        self.glw_1_layout.addWidget(self.bec_device_monitor_1)  # Add BECDeviceMonitor to the layout
-        self.pushButton_setting_1.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: self.bec_device_monitor_1.show_config_dialog()
-        )
+        """Initialize plots and connect the buttons to the config dialogs"""
+        plots = [self.plot_1, self.plot_2, self.plot_3]
+        configs = [config_1, config_2, config_scan_mode]
+        buttons = [self.pushButton_setting_1, self.pushButton_setting_2, self.pushButton_setting_3]
 
-        self.glw_2_layout = QVBoxLayout(self.glw_2)  # Create a new QVBoxLayout
-        self.bec_device_monitor_2 = BECDeviceMonitor(parent=self, config=config_2)
-        self.glw_2_layout.addWidget(self.bec_device_monitor_2)  # Add BECDeviceMonitor to the layout
-        self.pushButton_setting_2.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: self.bec_device_monitor_2.show_config_dialog()
-        )
-
-        self.glw_3_layout = QVBoxLayout(self.glw_3)  # Create a new QVBoxLayout
-        self.bec_device_monitor_3 = BECDeviceMonitor(parent=self, config=config_scan_mode)
-        self.glw_3_layout.addWidget(self.bec_device_monitor_3)  # Add BECDeviceMonitor to the layout
-        self.pushButton_setting_3.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: self.bec_device_monitor_3.show_config_dialog()
-        )
-
-    def show_config_dialog(self, monitor):
-        monitor.show_config_dialog()
+        # hook plots, configs and buttons together
+        for plot, config, button in zip(plots, configs, buttons):
+            plot.update_config(config)
+            button.clicked.connect(plot.show_config_dialog)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/__init__.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/__init__.py
index e69de29b..804bdf32 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .monitor import BECDeviceMonitor
diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/device_monitor.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/device_monitor.py
index 1beb374f..806b31fa 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/device_monitor.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/device_monitor.py
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ class BECDeviceMonitor(pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
     update_signal = pyqtSignal()
 
     def __init__(
-        self, config: dict = config_simple, client=None, enable_crosshair: bool = False, parent=None
+        self, parent=None, client=None, config: dict = None, enable_crosshair: bool = False
     ):
-        super(BECDeviceMonitor, self).__init__(parent=None)
+        super(BECDeviceMonitor, self).__init__(parent=parent)
 
         # Client and device manager from BEC
         self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ class BECDeviceMonitor(pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
         )
 
         # Init UI
-        self._init_config()
-        # self._init_ui() #TODO could be removed
-        # self._init_curves()
+        if self.config is None:
+            print("No initial config found for BECDeviceMonitor")
+        else:
+            self.update_config(self.config)
 
     def _init_config(self):
         """
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ class BECDeviceMonitor(pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
 
     def hook_crosshair(self) -> None:
         """Hook the crosshair to all plots."""
-        # TODO can be extendet to hook crosshair signal for mouse move/clicked
+        # TODO can be extended to hook crosshair signal for mouse move/clicked
         self.crosshairs = {}
         for plot_name, plot in self.plots.items():
             crosshair = Crosshair(plot, precision=3)
@@ -255,6 +256,10 @@ class BECDeviceMonitor(pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
         dialog.config_updated.connect(self.update_config)
         dialog.show()
 
+    def update_client(self, client):
+        self.client = client
+        self.dev = self.client.device_manager.devices
+
     @pyqtSlot(dict)
     def update_config(self, config):
         self.config = config