diff --git a/src/__test__/redux/reducers/componentConfig/__snapshots__/updateConfig.test.js.snap b/src/__test__/redux/reducers/componentConfig/__snapshots__/updateConfig.test.js.snap
index 7e51f74018..388284d07d 100644
--- a/src/__test__/redux/reducers/componentConfig/__snapshots__/updateConfig.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/__test__/redux/reducers/componentConfig/__snapshots__/updateConfig.test.js.snap
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ exports[`updateConfig Checking if empty update doesnt change anything 1`] = `
         "offset": 0,
         "titleFontSize": 13,
         "xAxisRotateLabels": false,
-        "xAxisText": "Umap 1",
-        "yAxisText": "Umap 2",
+        "xAxisText": null,
+        "yAxisText": null,
       },
       "axesRanges": {
         "xAxisAuto": true,
diff --git a/src/components/plots/ContinuousEmbeddingPlot.jsx b/src/components/plots/ContinuousEmbeddingPlot.jsx
index e0f603b1d9..cf130519e1 100644
--- a/src/components/plots/ContinuousEmbeddingPlot.jsx
+++ b/src/components/plots/ContinuousEmbeddingPlot.jsx
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ const ContinuousEmbeddingPlot = (props) => {
       || loading
       || !cellSets.accessible
       || embeddingLoading
-      || Object.keys(plotSpec).length === 0) {
+      || Object.keys(plotSpec).length === 0
+      || !plotData?.length) {
       return (
         <center>
           <Loader experimentId={experimentId} />
diff --git a/src/components/plots/MultiViewGrid.jsx b/src/components/plots/MultiViewGrid.jsx
index 044c821a88..b4faf6a65d 100644
--- a/src/components/plots/MultiViewGrid.jsx
+++ b/src/components/plots/MultiViewGrid.jsx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const MultiViewGrid = (props) => {
       dispatch(updatePlotConfig(firstPlotUuid,
         { shownGene: highestDispersionGene, title: { text: highestDispersionGene } }));
     }
-  }, [plotConfigs]);
+  }, [plotConfigs, highestDispersionGene]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // initial set up if there are no plots
diff --git a/src/components/plots/PlotContainer.jsx b/src/components/plots/PlotContainer.jsx
index 8bf41b4cc8..81a722607a 100644
--- a/src/components/plots/PlotContainer.jsx
+++ b/src/components/plots/PlotContainer.jsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const PlotContainer = (props) => {
 
   const [isResetDisabled, setIsResetDisabled] = useState(true);
   const [tileDirection, setTileDirection] = useState(DEFAULT_ORIENTATION);
+
   const { config } = useSelector((state) => state.componentConfig[plotUuid] || {});
   const debounceSave = useCallback(
     _.debounce(() => dispatch(savePlotConfig(experimentId, plotUuid)), saveDebounceTime), [plotUuid],
diff --git a/src/components/plots/styling/AxesWithRangesDesign.jsx b/src/components/plots/styling/AxesWithRangesDesign.jsx
index 7773ff9d35..319f2a4bde 100644
--- a/src/components/plots/styling/AxesWithRangesDesign.jsx
+++ b/src/components/plots/styling/AxesWithRangesDesign.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const AxesWithRangesDesign = (props) => {
   const {
     config, onUpdate,
   } = props;
-
   const hideXRange = typeof config.axesRanges.xAxisAuto === 'undefined';
 
   const hideYRange = typeof config.axesRanges.yAxisAuto === 'undefined';
diff --git a/src/pages/experiments/[experimentId]/plots-and-tables/embedding-continuous/index.jsx b/src/pages/experiments/[experimentId]/plots-and-tables/embedding-continuous/index.jsx
index 90ef4626b6..0db3245b02 100644
--- a/src/pages/experiments/[experimentId]/plots-and-tables/embedding-continuous/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/experiments/[experimentId]/plots-and-tables/embedding-continuous/index.jsx
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ const ContinuousEmbeddingPage = ({ experimentId }) => {
         extraControlPanels={renderExtraPanels()}
         defaultActiveKey='view-multiple-plots'
         onPlotReset={() => dispatch(
-          updatePlotConfig(multiViewUuid, { nrows: 1, ncols: 1, plotUuids: [] }),
+          updatePlotConfig(multiViewUuid, { nrows: 1, ncols: 1, plotUuids: [`${plotUuid}-0`] }),
         )}
         onUpdate={updateAll ? updateAllWithChanges : updatePlotWithChanges}
       >
diff --git a/src/pages/experiments/[experimentId]/plots-and-tables/violin/index.jsx b/src/pages/experiments/[experimentId]/plots-and-tables/violin/index.jsx
index 74385b18b3..b03aa57435 100644
--- a/src/pages/experiments/[experimentId]/plots-and-tables/violin/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/experiments/[experimentId]/plots-and-tables/violin/index.jsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const ViolinIndex = ({ experimentId }) => {
   }, []);
 
   const resetMultiView = () => {
-    updateMultiViewWithChanges({ nrows: 1, ncols: 1, plotUuids: [] });
+    updateMultiViewWithChanges({ nrows: 1, ncols: 1, plotUuids: [`${plotUuid}-0`] });
   };
 
   const plotStylingConfig = [
diff --git a/src/redux/reducers/componentConfig/initialState.js b/src/redux/reducers/componentConfig/initialState.js
index 5020b6ee4a..0b6a047079 100644
--- a/src/redux/reducers/componentConfig/initialState.js
+++ b/src/redux/reducers/componentConfig/initialState.js
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ const embeddingCategoricalInitialConfig = {
   },
   axes: {
     ...axesBaseState,
-    xAxisText: 'Umap 1',
-    yAxisText: 'Umap 2',
+    xAxisText: null,
+    yAxisText: null,
     defaultValues: ['x', 'y'],
     offset: 0,
   },
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ const embeddingContinuousInitialConfig = {
   },
   axes: {
     ...axesBaseState,
-    xAxisText: 'Umap 1',
-    yAxisText: 'Umap 2',
+    xAxisText: null,
+    yAxisText: null,
     defaultValues: ['x', 'y'],
     offset: 10,
   },
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ const trajectoryAnalysisInitialConfig = {
   },
   axes: {
     ...axesBaseState,
-    xAxisText: 'Umap 1',
-    yAxisText: 'Umap 2',
+    xAxisText: null,
+    yAxisText: null,
     defaultValues: ['x', 'y'],
   },
   axesRanges: axesRangesBaseState,
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ const embeddingPreviewBySampleInitialConfig = {
   },
   axes: {
     ...axesBaseState,
-    xAxisText: '',
-    yAxisText: '',
+    xAxisText: null,
+    yAxisText: null,
     defaultValues: ['x', 'y'],
     offset: 10,
   },
@@ -373,8 +373,8 @@ const embeddingPreviewByCellSetsInitialConfig = {
   },
   axes: {
     ...axesBaseState,
-    xAxisText: '',
-    yAxisText: '',
+    xAxisText: null,
+    yAxisText: null,
     defaultValues: ['x', 'y'],
     offset: 10,
   },
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ const embeddingPreviewMitochondrialContentInitialConfig = {
   },
   axes: {
     ...axesBaseState,
-    xAxisText: '',
-    yAxisText: '',
+    xAxisText: null,
+    yAxisText: null,
     defaultValues: ['x', 'y'],
     offset: 10,
   },
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ const embeddingPreviewDoubletScoreInitialConfig = {
   },
   axes: {
     ...axesBaseState,
-    xAxisText: '',
-    yAxisText: '',
+    xAxisText: null,
+    yAxisText: null,
     defaultValues: ['x', 'y'],
     offset: 10,
   },
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ const embeddingPreviewNumOfGenesInitialConfig = {
   },
   axes: {
     ...axesBaseState,
-    xAxisText: '',
-    yAxisText: '',
+    xAxisText: null,
+    yAxisText: null,
     defaultValues: ['x', 'y'],
     offset: 10,
   },
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ const embeddingPreviewNumOfUmisInitialConfig = {
   },
   axes: {
     ...axesBaseState,
-    xAxisText: '',
-    yAxisText: '',
+    xAxisText: null,
+    yAxisText: null,
     defaultValues: ['x', 'y'],
     offset: 10,
   },