diff --git a/src/handler.cpp b/src/handler.cpp
index c733792b..81e52048 100644
--- a/src/handler.cpp
+++ b/src/handler.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ std::vector<AxisInfo> getDeviceInfos() {
   return axisInfos;
 }
 
-void addPlots(const char *name, bool const flagPaused,
+void addPlots(const char *name, 
               std::function<void(double, std::string, ImAxis_, double, double)>
                   axesSetup) {
   static std::set<std::string> firstRun;
diff --git a/src/handler.hpp b/src/handler.hpp
index 6b695c04..0c76d1af 100644
--- a/src/handler.hpp
+++ b/src/handler.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ inline std::map<Omniscope::Id, std::vector<std::pair<double, double>>>
 
 inline std::vector<AxisInfo> plotAxes;
 void addPlots(
-    const char *, const bool,
+    const char *,
     std::function<void(double, std::string, ImAxis_, double, double)>);
 void parseDeviceMetaData(Omniscope::MetaData,
                          std::shared_ptr<OmniscopeDevice> &);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index fdd17d7c..fdd75558 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -12,21 +12,15 @@ int main() {
       load_json_file(load_json<std::string>(config, "languagepath") +
                      load_json<std::string>(config, "language") + ".json");
   // local variables
-  auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
-  std::time_t now_time_t = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(now);
-  std::tm now_tm = *std::gmtime(&now_time_t);
-  bool flagPaused{true};
-  bool Development{false}, flagInitState{true},
-      open_generate_training_data{false}, open_settings{false};
+  bool flagPaused{true}, development{false}, open_generate_training_data{false},
+      open_settings{false};
+  std::once_flag flag;
   auto loadedFiles = captureData;
   std::map<Omniscope::Id, std::string> loadedFilenames;
 
   // main loop
   auto render = [&]() {
-    if (flagInitState) {
-      set_inital_config(config);
-      flagInitState = false;
-    }
+    std::call_once(flag, set_inital_config, std::ref(config));
     SetupImGuiStyle(false, 0.99f);
     ImGui::SetNextWindowPos({0.f, 0.f});
     auto windowSize{ImGui::GetIO().DisplaySize};
@@ -35,7 +29,7 @@ int main() {
                  ImGuiWindowFlags_NoCollapse | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoResize |
                      ImGuiWindowFlags_NoTitleBar);
 
-    if (Development && ImGui::Button("Development"))
+    if (development && ImGui::Button("Development"))
       ImGui::OpenPopup("Development Colors");
 
     // Popup-Window content
@@ -91,36 +85,33 @@ int main() {
     ImGui::PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar_ChildBorderSize, windowSize.x * .009f);
     ImGui::BeginChild("Record Data", {0.f, windowSize.y * 0.62f},
                       ImGuiChildFlags_Border);
-
     // Axes 1 to 3
     // Check if time base for axes are same
     // check if egu and timescale for plot are same
     // error if third device is added
-    addPlots(
-        "Recording the data", flagPaused,
-        [&flagPaused](double x_max, std::string yLabel, ImAxis_ axis,
-                      double yMin, double yMax) {
-          ImPlot::SetupLegend(ImPlotLocation_NorthEast |
-                              ImPlotLegendFlags_Outside);
-          auto auxFlagsMeasuring =
-              ImPlotAxisFlags_AutoFit | ImPlotAxisFlags_NoGridLines;
-          auto auxFlagsPaused = ImPlotAxisFlags_NoGridLines;
-          ImPlot::SetupAxisTicks(ImAxis_Y1, -10, 200, 22, nullptr, true);
+    addPlots("Recording the data", [flagPaused](
+                                       double x_max, std::string yLabel,
+                                       ImAxis_ axis, double yMin, double yMax) {
+      ImPlot::SetupLegend(ImPlotLocation_NorthEast);
+      // auto auxFlagsMeasuring =
+      //     ImPlotAxisFlags_AutoFit | ImPlotAxisFlags_NoGridLines;
+      // auto auxFlagsPaused = ImPlotAxisFlags_NoGridLines;
+      ImPlot::SetupAxisTicks(ImAxis_Y1, -10, 200, 22, nullptr, true);
 
-          if (!flagPaused) {
-            ImPlot::SetupAxis(axis, yLabel.c_str(), ImPlotAxisFlags_AutoFit);
-            ImPlot::SetupAxis(ImAxis_X1, "time [s]", ImPlotAxisFlags_AutoFit);
-            ImPlot::SetupAxisLimits(axis, yMin - 2, yMax + 2, ImGuiCond_Always);
-            ImPlot::SetupAxisLimits(ImAxis_X1, x_max - 1, x_max + 9,
-                                    ImGuiCond_Always);
+      if (!flagPaused) {
+        ImPlot::SetupAxis(axis, yLabel.c_str(), ImPlotAxisFlags_AutoFit);
+        ImPlot::SetupAxis(ImAxis_X1, "time [s]", ImPlotAxisFlags_AutoFit);
+        ImPlot::SetupAxisLimits(axis, yMin - 2, yMax + 2, ImGuiCond_Always);
+        ImPlot::SetupAxisLimits(ImAxis_X1, x_max - 1, x_max + 9,
+                                ImGuiCond_Always);
 
-          } else {
-            ImPlot::SetupAxis(ImAxis_X1, "time [s]");
-            ImPlot::SetupAxis(axis, yLabel.c_str());
-            ImPlot::SetupAxisLimits(ImAxis_X1, 0, 10);
-            ImPlot::SetupAxisLimits(axis, yMin - 2, yMax + 2);
-          }
-        });
+      } else {
+        ImPlot::SetupAxis(ImAxis_X1, "time [s]");
+        ImPlot::SetupAxis(axis, yLabel.c_str());
+        ImPlot::SetupAxisLimits(ImAxis_X1, 0, 10);
+        ImPlot::SetupAxisLimits(axis, yMin - 2, yMax + 2);
+      }
+    });
     ImGui::EndChild(); // end child Record Data
     ImGui::PopStyleVar();
     PopPlotRegionColors();