1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/qt-ui/profile/divecartesianaxis.cpp b/qt-ui/profile/divecartesianaxis.cpp
index c6567d413..1cfd9d13b 100644
--- a/qt-ui/profile/divecartesianaxis.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/profile/divecartesianaxis.cpp
@@ -259,18 +259,26 @@ QColor DepthAxis::colorForValue(double value)
 	return QColor(Qt::red);
 }
 
+static bool isPPGraphEnabled()
+{
+	QSettings s;
+
+	s.beginGroup("TecDetails");
+	return s.value("phegraph").toBool() || s.value("po2graph").toBool() || s.value("pn2graph").toBool();
+}
+
 DepthAxis::DepthAxis() : showWithPPGraph(false)
 {
 	connect(PreferencesDialog::instance(), SIGNAL(settingsChanged()), this, SLOT(settingsChanged()));
-	settingsChanged(); // force the correct size of the line.
+
+	 // force the correct size of the line.
+	showWithPPGraph = !isPPGraphEnabled();
+	settingsChanged();
 }
 
 void DepthAxis::settingsChanged()
 {
-	QSettings s;
-
-	s.beginGroup("TecDetails");
-	bool ppGraph = s.value("phegraph").toBool() || s.value("po2graph").toBool() || s.value("pn2graph").toBool();
+	bool ppGraph = isPPGraphEnabled();
 	if ( ppGraph == showWithPPGraph){
 		return;
 	}