diff --git a/src/py/bbctrl/State.py b/src/py/bbctrl/State.py
index edb7116..2976324 100644
--- a/src/py/bbctrl/State.py
+++ b/src/py/bbctrl/State.py
@@ -244,8 +244,9 @@ class State(object):
         keys = ['xp', 'yp', 'zp', 'offset_x', 'offset_y', 'offset_z']
         for name, value in update.items():
             self.set(name, value)
-            if name in keys:
-                self.ctrl.config.set('axes',{name: value})
+            if name in keys and 'cycle' in self.vars:
+                if self.vars.cycle == 'idle':
+                    self.ctrl.config.set('axes',{name: value})
 
 
     def get(self, name, default = None):