diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/include/qDrawPlot.h b/slsDetectorGui/include/qDrawPlot.h
index 2bb7febc8..69b7ffa5f 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/include/qDrawPlot.h
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/include/qDrawPlot.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public:
 	bool isRunning(){return running;};
 	/** gets the progress of acquisition to the measurement tab*/
 	int GetProgress(){return progress;};
+	/** gets the file index to the measurement tab*/
+	int GetFileIndex(){return currentFileIndex;};
 
 	/**	sets plot Title */
 	void SetPlotTitle(QString title)      	{plotTitle = title;}
@@ -308,6 +310,8 @@ int number_of_frames;
 double acquisitionPeriod;
 /**	 Acquisition Time */
 double exposureTime;
+/** Current index*/
+int currentFileIndex;
 
 
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
index 2ae32fdd7..138171b7e 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ void qDrawPlot::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 	alreadyDisplayed =  false;
 
 	backwardScanPlot = false;
+
+	currentFileIndex = 0;
 	// This is so that it initially stop and plots
 	running = 1;
 	for(int i=0;i<MAX_1DPLOTS;i++)
@@ -271,6 +273,8 @@ void qDrawPlot::StartStopDaqToggle(bool stop_if_running){
 		//update file path and file name
 		filePath = QString(myDet->getFilePath().c_str());
 		fileName = QString(myDet->getFileName().c_str());
+		//update index
+		currentFileIndex = myDet->getFileIndex();
 
 
 
@@ -530,6 +534,7 @@ int qDrawPlot::GetData(detectorData *data){
 		SetPlotTitle(QString(data->fileName).section('/',-1));
 		//set progress
 		progress=(int)data->progressIndex;
+		currentFileIndex = fileIOStatic::getFileIndexFromFileName(string(data->fileName));
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 		cout << "progress:" << progress << endl;
 #endif
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMeasurement.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMeasurement.cpp
index fb720ef0f..1cde39499 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMeasurement.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabMeasurement.cpp
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ void qTabMeasurement::SetCurrentMeasurement(int val){
 void qTabMeasurement::UpdateProgress(){
 	//progressBar->setValue((int)(((currentMeasurement*100)+(myPlot->GetProgress()))/spinNumMeasurements->value()));
 	progressBar->setValue((int)myPlot->GetProgress());
-	lblProgressIndex->setText(QString::number(myDet->getFileIndex()));
+	lblProgressIndex->setText(QString::number(myPlot->GetFileIndex()));
 }