diff --git a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/LightSheetManagerPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/LightSheetManagerPlugin.java
index 0dbc3e2..173796d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/LightSheetManagerPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/LightSheetManagerPlugin.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 @Plugin(type = MenuPlugin.class)
 public class LightSheetManagerPlugin implements MenuPlugin, SciJavaPlugin {
-    public static final String copyright = "Applied Scientific Instrumentation (ASI), 2022";
+    public static final String copyright = "Applied Scientific Instrumentation (ASI), 2022-2023";
     public static final String description = "A plugin to control various types of light sheet microscopes.";
     public static final String menuName = "Light Sheet Manager";
     public static final String version = "0.1.0";
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public void onPluginSelected() {
             model_ = new LightSheetManagerModel(studio_);
             final boolean isLoaded = model_.setup();
             frame_ = new LightSheetManagerFrame(model_, isLoaded);
+            model_.acquisitions().setFrame(frame_); // TODO: remove later
             frame_.setVisible(true);
             frame_.toFront();
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/LightSheetManagerFrame.java b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/LightSheetManagerFrame.java
index 826dac3..bc38f04 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/LightSheetManagerFrame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/LightSheetManagerFrame.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.gui.components.Label;
 import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.gui.data.Icons;
 import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.gui.tabs.TabPanel;
+import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.gui.tabs.navigation.NavigationPanel;
 import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.gui.utils.WindowUtils;
 import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.model.LightSheetManagerModel;
 import org.micromanager.internal.utils.WindowPositioning;
@@ -136,6 +137,11 @@ private void createUserInterface() {
 
     }
 
+    // TODO: remove when there is a better method to stop polling from acq engine
+    public NavigationPanel getNavigationPanel() {
+        return tabPanel_.getNavigationTab().getNavigationPanel();
+    }
+
     public Studio getStudio_() {
         return studio_;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/tabs/navigation/NavigationPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/tabs/navigation/NavigationPanel.java
index add0961..0cb89bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/tabs/navigation/NavigationPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/tabs/navigation/NavigationPanel.java
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ public void stopPolling() {
         positionUpdater_.stopPolling();
     }
 
+    public boolean isPolling() {
+        return positionUpdater_.isPolling();
+    }
+
     public void haltAllDevices() {
         System.out.println("Halt pressed!");
         for (ControlPanel controlPanel : controlPanels_) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/tabs/navigation/PositionUpdater.java b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/tabs/navigation/PositionUpdater.java
index 6f318ef..51cbabe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/tabs/navigation/PositionUpdater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/tabs/navigation/PositionUpdater.java
@@ -59,4 +59,9 @@ public void startPolling() {
     public void stopPolling() {
         isPolling_.set(false);
     }
+
+    public boolean isPolling() {
+        return isPolling_.get();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/model/acquisitions/AcquisitionEngine.java b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/model/acquisitions/AcquisitionEngine.java
index 5582524..9c05640 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/model/acquisitions/AcquisitionEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/model/acquisitions/AcquisitionEngine.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.model.acquisitions;
 
+import javafx.scene.effect.Light;
 import mmcorej.CMMCore;
 import mmcorej.StrVector;
 import mmcorej.org.json.JSONArray;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.api.data.GeometryType;
 import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.api.internal.DefaultAcquisitionSettingsDISPIM;
 import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.api.internal.DefaultTimingSettings;
+import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.gui.LightSheetManagerFrame;
 import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.model.autofocus.AutofocusRunner;
 import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.model.DataStorage;
 import org.micromanager.lightsheetmanager.model.LightSheetManagerModel;
@@ -70,6 +72,10 @@ public class AcquisitionEngine implements AcquisitionManager, MMAcquistionContro
     private Pipeline curPipeline_;
     private long nextWakeTime_ = -1;
 
+
+    // TODO: remove later, hacky method to stop position updater for now
+    private LightSheetManagerFrame frame_;
+
     public AcquisitionEngine(final LightSheetManagerModel model) {
         model_ = Objects.requireNonNull(model);
         studio_ = model.studio();
@@ -83,6 +89,10 @@ public AcquisitionEngine(final LightSheetManagerModel model) {
         acqSettings_ = asb_.build();
     }
 
+    public void setFrame(final LightSheetManagerFrame frame) {
+        frame_ = Objects.requireNonNull(frame);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the acquisition settings and populates the acquisition settings builder with its values.
      *
@@ -179,6 +189,11 @@ public boolean isRunning() {
     private void runAcquisitionSCAPE() {
 //        System.out.println(asb_);
 //        System.out.println(asb_.build());
+        final boolean isPolling = frame_.getNavigationPanel().isPolling();
+        if (isPolling) {
+            System.out.println("stopped!");
+            frame_.getNavigationPanel().stopPolling();
+        }
 
         // TODO: remove this when acqSettings for SCAPE are implemented
         asb_.useAdvancedTiming(true);
@@ -617,6 +632,11 @@ public void close() {
             // TODO: execute any end-acquisition runnables
 
             currentAcquisition_ = null;
+
+            // start polling for navigation panel
+            if (isPolling) {
+                frame_.getNavigationPanel().startPolling();
+            }
         }
     }