diff --git a/plugins/plotly-express/src/deephaven/plot/express/deephaven_figure/DeephavenFigure.py b/plugins/plotly-express/src/deephaven/plot/express/deephaven_figure/DeephavenFigure.py
index d70828519..1922f141a 100644
--- a/plugins/plotly-express/src/deephaven/plot/express/deephaven_figure/DeephavenFigure.py
+++ b/plugins/plotly-express/src/deephaven/plot/express/deephaven_figure/DeephavenFigure.py
@@ -560,7 +560,12 @@ def add_figure_to_graph(
             func: The function to call
 
         """
-        self._liveness_scope.manage(table)
+        if isinstance(table, Table) and not table.is_refreshing:
+            # static tables should not be managed
+            # check because it doesn't throw an error on first manage attempt, but leads to errors later
+            pass
+        else:
+            self._liveness_scope.manage(table)
 
         node = DeephavenFigureNode(self._head_node, exec_ctx, args, table, func)
 
diff --git a/plugins/plotly-express/test/deephaven/plot/express/deephaven_figure/__init__.py b/plugins/plotly-express/test/deephaven/plot/express/deephaven_figure/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/plugins/plotly-express/test/deephaven/plot/express/deephaven_figure/test_DeephavenFigure.py b/plugins/plotly-express/test/deephaven/plot/express/deephaven_figure/test_DeephavenFigure.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e25f8ba56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plotly-express/test/deephaven/plot/express/deephaven_figure/test_DeephavenFigure.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import unittest
+
+from ..BaseTest import BaseTestCase
+
+
+class DeephavenFigureTestCase(BaseTestCase):
+    def test_adding_table(self):
+        from deephaven import new_table
+        from deephaven.column import int_col
+        import src.deephaven.plot.express as dx
+        from deephaven.execution_context import get_exec_ctx
+        from deephaven.liveness_scope import liveness_scope
+
+        static_source = new_table([int_col("X", [1, 2, 3])])
+
+        for _ in range(2):
+            with liveness_scope():
+                filtered = static_source.where("X = 1")
+                figure = dx.DeephavenFigure()
+                # if the static memoized table `filtered` is added to the figure's liveness scope
+                # when it shouldn't be, this will raise an exception on second iteration
+                figure.add_figure_to_graph(
+                    get_exec_ctx(), {}, filtered, None, lambda: None
+                )
+                del figure
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()