diff --git a/QtPyLoT.py b/QtPyLoT.py
index 4f3222d2..e1129f3e 100755
--- a/QtPyLoT.py
+++ b/QtPyLoT.py
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.disconnectWFplotEvents()
         if str(settings.value('pyqtgraphic')) == 'false' or not pg:
             self.pg = False
-            self.dataPlot = PylotCanvas(parent=self, connect_events=False)
+            self.dataPlot = PylotCanvas(parent=self, connect_events=False, multicursor=True)
             self.dataPlot.updateWidget(xlab, None, plottitle)
         else:
             self.pg = True
diff --git a/pylot/core/util/widgets.py b/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
index 46edfc87..e027eda6 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ class WaveformWidgetPG(QtGui.QWidget):
 
 
 class PylotCanvas(FigureCanvas):
-    def __init__(self, figure=None, parent=None, connect_events=True):
+    def __init__(self, figure=None, parent=None, connect_events=True, multicursor=False):
 
         self._parent = parent
         if not figure:
@@ -607,10 +607,11 @@ class PylotCanvas(FigureCanvas):
         self.plotdict = dict()
         # initialize super class
         super(PylotCanvas, self).__init__(self.figure)
-        # add a cursor for station selection
-        self.multiCursor = MultiCursor(self.figure.canvas, (self.axes,),
-                                       horizOn=True, useblit=True,
-                                       color='m', lw=1)
+        if multicursor:
+            # add a cursor for station selection
+            self.multiCursor = MultiCursor(self.figure.canvas, (self.axes,),
+                                           horizOn=True, useblit=True,
+                                           color='m', lw=1)
         # update labels of the entire widget
         #self.updateWidget(xlabel, ylabel, title)
 
@@ -955,7 +956,7 @@ class PickDlg(QDialog):
         self.stime, self.etime = full_range(self.getWFData())
 
         # initialize plotting widget
-        self.multicompfig = PylotCanvas(parent=self, connect_events=False)
+        self.multicompfig = PylotCanvas(parent=self, connect_events=False, multicursor=True)
         self.phaseplot = PhasePlotWidget(self)
         self.phaseplot.hide()