diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/CoveragePanel.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/CoveragePanel.java
index 130ddaf4ca98b3bf1aa41d6e1cd5a0f6e878ffec..f723fffdfaf5d9a153e1d78c2b7ee57c4a11e10f 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/CoveragePanel.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/CoveragePanel.java
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ import net.sf.samtools.SAMRecord;
      */
     protected boolean isRedraw()
     {
+      if(redraw)
+      {
+        redraw = false;
+        return true;
+      }
       return redraw;
     }