diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/containers/dock/dock_area.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/containers/dock/dock_area.py
index 402cdeea..69b87b30 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/containers/dock/dock_area.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/containers/dock/dock_area.py
@@ -502,9 +502,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
     app = QApplication([])
     set_theme("auto")
     dock_area = BECDockArea()
-    dock_1 = dock_area.new(name="dock_0", widget="BECWaveformWidget")
-    dock_1 = dock_area.new(name="dock_0", widget="BECWaveformWidget")
-    dock_1.new(widget="BECWaveformWidget")
+    dock_1 = dock_area.new(name="dock_0", widget="Waveform")
+    # dock_1 = dock_area.new(name="dock_0", widget="Waveform")
+    dock_area.new(widget="Waveform")
     dock_area.show()
     app.topLevelWidgets()
     app.exec_()
diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/plots_next_gen/waveform/waveform.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/plots_next_gen/waveform/waveform.py
index 1efc0169..572bafeb 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/plots_next_gen/waveform/waveform.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/plots_next_gen/waveform/waveform.py
@@ -117,10 +117,13 @@ class Waveform(PlotBase):
         client=None,
         gui_id: str | None = None,
         popups: bool = True,
+        **kwargs,
     ):
         if config is None:
             config = WaveformConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
-        super().__init__(parent=parent, config=config, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, popups=popups)
+        super().__init__(
+            parent=parent, config=config, client=client, gui_id=gui_id, popups=popups, **kwargs
+        )
 
         # For PropertyManager identification
         self.setObjectName("Waveform")