diff --git a/PyLoT.py b/PyLoT.py
index fdaae6b4..343ffe99 100755
--- a/PyLoT.py
+++ b/PyLoT.py
@@ -3311,7 +3311,6 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                     event.dirty = False
             self.tabs.setCurrentIndex(0)  # implemented to prevent double-loading of waveform data
             self.init_events(new=True)
-            self.setDirty(False)
             self.init_metadata()
 
             message = 'Opened project file {}.'.format(fnm)
@@ -3321,6 +3320,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self.init_array_tab()
             self.set_metadata()
             self.add2recentProjects(fnm)
+            self.setDirty(False)
 
     def add2recentProjects(self, fnm):
         settings = QtCore.QSettings()
diff --git a/pylot/core/util/array_map.py b/pylot/core/util/array_map.py
index ab4923c6..981f4f2b 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/array_map.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/array_map.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class Array_map(QtGui.QWidget):
                         raise TypeError('Unknown "picker" {}'.format(picker))
                     print(message)
                     pyl_mw = self._parent
+                    pyl_mw.addPicks(station, {}, type=picker)
                     pyl_mw.setDirty(True)
                     pyl_mw.update_status(message)
                     self._refresh_drawings()
diff --git a/pylot/core/util/widgets.py b/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
index 42339f34..a2f1cd68 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ class PickDlg(QDialog):
             print('Warning: Could not init expected picks from taup: {}'.format(e))
             self.activateArrivalsButton(False)
 
-        # init pick delete (with right click)
+        # init pick delete (with middle mouse click)
         self.connect_pick_delete()
         self.connect_mouse_motion()
         self.setWindowTitle('Pickwindow on station: {}'.format(self.getStation()))
@@ -2673,7 +2673,7 @@ class PickDlg(QDialog):
         if pick_rel is None:
             return
         # delete the value from corresponding dictionary
-        allpicks[picktype].pop(phase)
+        removed_pick = allpicks[picktype].pop(phase)
         # delete line from vlines dictionary
         if phase in self.phaseLines.keys():
             del (self.phaseLines[phase])