--- src/orca/mag.py	2007/12/13 16:15:53	3362
+++ src/orca/mag.py	2007/12/13 17:35:29	3365
@@ -940,6 +940,9 @@
     - restore:  a dictionary of all of the settings that should be restored
     """
 
+    if not _initialized:
+        return
+
     global _liveUpdatingMagnifier
 
     _liveUpdatingMagnifier = True
@@ -1169,7 +1172,6 @@
                             ORBit.CORBA.Any(toChange.typecode(),
                                             long(colorString, 0)))
     if updateScreen:
-        _zoomer.updatePointer()
         _zoomer.markDirty(_roi)
 
 def setZoomerMagFactor(x, y, updateScreen=True):
