diff --git a/scripts/addons/contour_tools/__init__.py b/scripts/addons/contour_tools/__init__.py
index f9a1e43..b4c6462 100644
--- a/scripts/addons/contour_tools/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/addons/contour_tools/__init__.py
@@ -1173,14 +1173,16 @@ def modal(self, context, event):
                     
                     #user just finished using the widget
                     if self.drag_target.desc == 'CUT_LINE' and self.widget_interaction:
-                        if not settings.live_update:
+                        if not settings.live_update: #meaning all this hasn't been done
                             self.drag_target.hit_object(context, self.original_form, method = '3_AXIS_COM')
                             self.drag_target.cut_object(context, self.original_form, self.bme)
                             self.hover_target.simplify_cross(self.segments)    
                             self.hover_target.update_com()        
                             self.hover_target.update_screen_coords(context)
                            
-                        self.align_cut(self.drag_target, mode = 'BETWEEN')
+                        if self.cut_line_widget.transform:
+                            self.align_cut(self.drag_target, mode = 'BETWEEN')
+                        
                         self.connect_valid_cuts_to_make_mesh()
 
                         
diff --git a/scripts/addons/contour_tools/contour_classes.py b/scripts/addons/contour_tools/contour_classes.py
index 192b295..bb131cb 100644
--- a/scripts/addons/contour_tools/contour_classes.py
+++ b/scripts/addons/contour_tools/contour_classes.py
@@ -1303,6 +1303,8 @@ def __init__(self,context, settings, cut_line,x,y,cut_line_a = None, cut_line_b
         self.vec_y = self.cut_line.vec_y.copy()
         self.initial_plane_no = self.cut_line.plane_no.copy()
         self.initial_seed = self.cut_line.seed_face_index
+        self.initial_int_shift = self.cut_line.int_shift
+        self.initial_shift = self.cut_line.shift
         
         self.wedge_1 = []
         self.wedge_2 = []
@@ -1644,6 +1646,7 @@ def derive_screen(self,context):
     
     def cancel_transform(self):
         
+        self.cut_line = ContourCutLine
         #reset our initial values
         self.cut_line.plane_com = self.initial_com
         self.cut_line.plane_no = self.initial_plane_no
@@ -1651,6 +1654,9 @@ def cancel_transform(self):
         self.cut_line.vec_x = self.vec_x
         self.cut_line.vec_y = self.vec_y
         self.cut_line.seed_face_index = self.initial_seed
+        
+        self.cut_line.int_shift = self.initial_int_shift
+        self.cut_line.shift = self.initial_shift
                 
                   
     def draw(self, context):