diff --git a/piker/ui/_display.py b/piker/ui/_display.py
index 4b61a6d7..b8e543d3 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_display.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_display.py
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
                     yrange=(mn, mx),
                 )
 
-        vars['last_mx'], vars['last_mn'] = mx, mn
+            vars['last_mx'], vars['last_mn'] = mx, mn
 
         # run synchronous update on all linked flows
         for curve_name, flow in chart._flows.items():