diff --git a/bin/peus-plot b/bin/peus-plot
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 76181b2..22044a4
--- a/bin/peus-plot
+++ b/bin/peus-plot
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+# Add import path for inplace usage
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).absolute().parents[1]))
+
 from frappy.client.interactive import Client
 from frappy_psi.iqplot import Plot
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
+
 if len(sys.argv) < 2:
-    print('Usage: python peusplot.py <maxY>')
+    print('Usage: peus-plot <maxY>')
 
 
 def get_modules(name):
     return list(filter(None, (globals().get(name % i) for i in range(10))))
 
 
-secnode = Client('localhost:5000')
+secnode = Client('pc13252:5000')
 time_size = {'time', 'size'}
 int_mods = [u] + get_modules('roi%d')
 t_rois = get_modules('roi%d')
@@ -35,12 +40,11 @@ try:
     while True:
         curves = np.array(u.get_curves())
         iqplot.plot(curves,
-                    rois=[(r.time, r.time + r.size) for r in int_mods],
+                    rois=[(r.time - r.size * 0.5, r.time + r.size * 0.5) for r in int_mods],
                     average=([r.time for r in t_rois],
                              [r.value for r in i_rois],
                              [r.value for r in q_rois]))
-        plt.pause(0.5)
-        if iqplot.fig is None:  # graph window closed
+        if not iqplot.pause(0.5):
             break
 except KeyboardInterrupt:
     iqplot.close()
diff --git a/bin/us-plot b/bin/us-plot
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 7421c59..8c44fc1
--- a/bin/us-plot
+++ b/bin/us-plot
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+# Add import path for inplace usage
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).absolute().parents[1]))
+
 from frappy.client.interactive import Client
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from frappy.iqplot import Pause
 
 Client('pc13252:5000')
 
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ else:
             npoints = float(sys.argv[3])
 
     fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(15,3))
-    fig.canvas.mpl_connect('close_event', on_close)
+    pause = Pause(fig)
     try:
         get_signal = iq.get_signal
         print('plotting RUS signal')
@@ -52,8 +57,7 @@ else:
 
     lines = [plot(s, ax, '-', xs) for s in signal]
 
-    while True:
-        plt.pause(0.5)
+    while pause(0.5):
         plt.draw()
         xs, signal = get_signal(start, end, npoints)
         for line, sig in zip(lines, signal):
diff --git a/frappy_psi/iqplot.py b/frappy_psi/iqplot.py
index 280a7ed..5e9baec 100644
--- a/frappy_psi/iqplot.py
+++ b/frappy_psi/iqplot.py
@@ -6,10 +6,40 @@ Created on Tue Feb  4 11:07:56 2020
 
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+# disable the behaviour of raising the window to the front each time it is updated
+plt.rcParams["figure.raise_window"] = False
+
 
 NAN = float('nan')
 
 
+class Pause:
+    """allows to leave the plot loop when the window is closed
+
+    Usage:
+        pause = Pause(fig)
+
+        # do initial plots
+        plt.show()
+        while pause(0.5):
+            # do plot updates
+            plt.draw()
+    """
+    def __init__(self, fig):
+        fig.canvas.mpl_connect('close_event', self.on_close)
+        self.running = True
+
+    def on_close(self, event):
+        self.running = False
+
+    def __call__(self, interval):
+        try:
+            plt.pause(interval)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        return self.running
+
+
 def rect(x1, x2, y1, y2):
     return np.array([[x1,x2,x2,x1,x1],[y1,y1,y2,y2,y1]])
 
@@ -29,6 +59,10 @@ class Plot:
         self.first = True
         self.fig = None
 
+    def pause(self, interval):
+        """will be overridden when figure is created"""
+        return False
+
     def set_line(self, iax, name, data, fmt, **kwds):
         """
         plot or update a line
@@ -57,9 +91,6 @@ class Plot:
             self.fig = None
             self.first = True
         
-    def on_close(self, event):
-        self.fig = None
-
     def plot(self, curves, rois=None, average=None):
         boxes = rects(rois[1:], self.yaxis[0])
         pbox = rect(*rois[0], *self.yaxis[1])
@@ -74,7 +105,7 @@ class Plot:
             if self.first:
                 plt.ion()
                 self.fig, axleft = plt.subplots(figsize=(15,7))
-                self.fig.canvas.mpl_connect('close_event', self.on_close)
+                self.pause = Pause(self.fig)
                 plt.title("I/Q", fontsize=14)
                 axleft.set_xlim(0, curves[0][-1])
                 self.ax = [axleft, axleft.twinx()]
@@ -104,5 +135,6 @@ class Plot:
             self.first = False
 
         plt.draw()
+        # TODO: do not know why this is needed:
         self.fig.canvas.draw()
         self.fig.canvas.flush_events()