diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/slsDetectorGui.pro b/slsDetectorGui/slsDetectorGui.pro
index bdd716277..c05de4cf7 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/slsDetectorGui.pro
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/slsDetectorGui.pro
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ UI_HEADERS_DIR		= 		forms/include
 RESOURCES   		+=  	icons.qrc
 
 
-DEFINES 			+= 		VERBOSE #DACS_INT  #VERYVERBOSE 
+DEFINES 			+= 		VERBOSE #VERYVERBOSE  #DACS_INT  #VERYVERBOSE 
 							
 
 target.path 		+= 		$(DESTDIR)
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp
index 7ea0fb139..130347adb 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ void qDetectorMain::Initialization(){
 	connect(tabs,			SIGNAL(currentChanged(int)),	this, SLOT(Refresh(int)));//( QWidget*)));
 		//	Measurement tab
 		connect(tab_measurement,	SIGNAL(StartSignal()),				this,SLOT(EnableTabs()));
-		connect(tab_measurement,	SIGNAL(StartSignal()),				tab_plot,SLOT(Refresh()));
 		connect(tab_measurement,	SIGNAL(StopSignal()),				myPlot,SLOT(StopAcquisition()));
 		connect(tab_measurement,	SIGNAL(CheckPlotIntervalSignal()),	tab_plot,SLOT(SetFrequency()));
 		connect(tab_measurement,	SIGNAL(EnableNthFrameSignal(bool)),	tab_plot,SLOT(EnableNthFrame(bool)));
@@ -637,6 +636,13 @@ void qDetectorMain::EnableTabs(){
 	actionLoadCalibration->setVisible(expertTab);
 	actionSaveCalibration->setVisible(expertTab);
 
+	//moved to here, so that its all in order, instead of signals and different threads
+	if(!enable) {
+		//set the plot type first(acccss shared memory)
+		tab_plot->Refresh();
+		//sets running to true
+		myPlot->StartStopDaqToggle();
+	}
 
 }
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
index c7e12b13b..3e93a902a 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ bool qDrawPlot::StartOrStopThread(bool start){
 
 void qDrawPlot::SetScanArgument(int scanArg){
 #ifdef VERBOSE
-	cout << "SetScanArgument function" << endl;
+	cout << "SetScanArgument function:" << running << endl;
 #endif
 	scanArgument = scanArg;
 
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void qDrawPlot::SetScanArgument(int scanArg){
 
 void qDrawPlot::SetupMeasurement(int currentIndex){
 #ifdef VERBOSE
-	cout << "SetupMeasurement function" << endl;
+	cout << "SetupMeasurement function:" << running << endl;
 #endif
 
 	LockLastImageArray();
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMeasurement.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMeasurement.cpp
index 801618133..fb720ef0f 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMeasurement.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMeasurement.cpp
@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@ void qTabMeasurement::startStopAcquisition(){
 		progressTimer->start(100);
 
 		emit StartSignal();
-
-		myPlot->StartStopDaqToggle();
 	}else{
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 		cout << "Stopping Acquisition" << endl<< endl;