diff --git a/PyLoT.py b/PyLoT.py
index 09dfbb90..8d93bc96 100755
--- a/PyLoT.py
+++ b/PyLoT.py
@@ -3056,7 +3056,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                 self.init_metadata()
                 if not self.metadata:
                     return
-        self.array_map = Array_map(self)
+        self.array_map = Array_map(self, self.metadata)
         # self.array_map_thread()
         self.array_layout.addWidget(self.array_map)
         self.tabs.setCurrentIndex(index)
diff --git a/pylot/core/util/array_map.py b/pylot/core/util/array_map.py
index 66981839..207d7d03 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/array_map.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/array_map.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ plt.interactive(False)
 
 
 class Array_map(QtGui.QWidget):
-    def __init__(self, parent, figure=None, pointsize=30.):
+    def __init__(self, parent, metadata, figure=None, pointsize=30., width=5e6, height=2e6):
         '''
         Create a map of the array.
         :param parent: PyLoT Mainwindow class
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ class Array_map(QtGui.QWidget):
         '''
         QtGui.QWidget.__init__(self)
         self._parent = parent
-        self.metadata = parent.metadata
+        self.metadata = metadata
         self.pointsize = pointsize
+        self.width = width
+        self.height = height
         self.picks = None
         self.picks_dict = None
         self.autopicks_dict = None
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ class Array_map(QtGui.QWidget):
         self.init_stations()
         self.init_basemap(resolution='l')
         self.init_map()
-        self._style = parent._style
+        self._style = None if not hasattr(parent, '_style') else parent._style
         # self.show()
 
     @property
@@ -213,6 +215,7 @@ class Array_map(QtGui.QWidget):
         self.status_label = QtGui.QLabel()
 
         self.main_ax = self.figure.add_subplot(111)
+        self.main_ax.set_facecolor('0.7')
         self.canvas = PylotCanvas(self.figure, parent=self._parent, multicursor=True,
                                   panZoomX=False, panZoomY=False)
 
@@ -313,10 +316,8 @@ class Array_map(QtGui.QWidget):
 
     def init_basemap(self, resolution='l'):
         # basemap = Basemap(projection=projection, resolution = resolution, ax=self.main_ax)
-        width = 5e6
-        height = 2e6
         basemap = Basemap(projection='lcc', resolution=resolution, ax=self.main_ax,
-                          width=width, height=height,
+                          width=self.width, height=self.height,
                           lat_0=(self.latmin + self.latmax) / 2.,
                           lon_0=(self.lonmin + self.lonmax) / 2.)
 
diff --git a/pylot/core/util/widgets.py b/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
index dd866855..3fb7efbe 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
@@ -981,7 +981,12 @@ class PylotCanvas(FigureCanvas):
 
         self.axes = figure.axes
         self.figure = figure
-        self.figure.set_facecolor(parent._style['background']['rgba_mpl'])
+        if hasattr(parent, '_style'):
+            self.style = parent._style
+        else:
+            self.style = None
+        if self.style:
+            self.figure.set_facecolor(self.style['background']['rgba_mpl'])
         # attribute plotdict is a dictionary connecting position and a name
         self.plotdict = dict()
         # initialize super class
@@ -990,10 +995,11 @@ class PylotCanvas(FigureCanvas):
         self.orig_parent = parent
 
         if multicursor:
+            color_cursor = (0., 0., 0., 1.) if not self.style else self.style['multicursor']['rgba_mpl']
             # add a cursor for station selection
             self.multiCursor = MultiCursor(self.figure.canvas, self.axes,
                                            horizOn=True, useblit=True,
-                                           color=parent._style['multicursor']['rgba_mpl'], lw=1)
+                                           color=color_cursor, lw=1)
 
         # initialize panning attributes
         self.press = None
@@ -1322,8 +1328,7 @@ class PylotCanvas(FigureCanvas):
         nslc.sort()
         nslc.reverse()
 
-        style = self.orig_parent._style
-        linecolor = style['linecolor']['rgba_mpl']
+        linecolor = (0., 0., 0., 1.) if not self.style else self.style['linecolor']['rgba_mpl']
 
         for n, seed_id in enumerate(nslc):
             network, station, location, channel = seed_id.split('.')