diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/include/qTabPlot.h b/slsDetectorGui/include/qTabPlot.h
index 57a964942..0dbda9cd0 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/include/qTabPlot.h
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/include/qTabPlot.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public slots:
 	 */
 	void UpdateAfterCloning();
 
+
 private slots:
 	/** Selects the plot to display, enables/disables widgets
 	 * @param b true to select plot dimension 1, else false to select 2D
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabPlot.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabPlot.cpp
index b68e92acf..2592be6cb 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabPlot.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabPlot.cpp
@@ -858,11 +858,14 @@ void qTabPlot::Refresh(){
 	cout  << endl << "**Updating Plot Tab" << endl;
 #endif
 	if(!myPlot->isRunning()){
+		if (!radioNoPlot->isChecked())
+			boxFrequency->setEnabled(true);
 		connect(boxScan,	  SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),				   this, SLOT(EnableScanBox()));
 		EnableScanBox();
 		SetFrequency();
 
 	}else{
+		boxFrequency->setEnabled(false);
 		disconnect(boxScan,	  SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),				   this, SLOT(EnableScanBox()));
 		boxScan->setEnabled(false);
 		//to toggle between no plot and the plot mode chosen while pltting