diff --git a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/LightSheetManagerPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/LightSheetManagerPlugin.java
index 108c7cb..2c4aa77 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/LightSheetManagerPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/LightSheetManagerPlugin.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class LightSheetManagerPlugin implements MenuPlugin, SciJavaPlugin {
     public static final String copyright = "Applied Scientific Instrumentation (ASI), 2022-2026";
     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 = "0.6.7";
+    public static final String version = "0.6.8";
 
     private Studio studio_;
     private LightSheetManager model_;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/model/UserSettings.java b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/model/UserSettings.java
index d7e3cd9..37ab9f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/model/UserSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/model/UserSettings.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public void load() {
     public void loadFromJson(final String json, final boolean notify) {
         // TODO: switch this based on microscope geometry type
         var settings = ScapeAcquisitionSettings.fromJson(json, ScapeAcquisitionSettings.class);
-        model_.acquisitions().setAcquisitionSettingsAndBuilder(settings);
+        model_.acquisitions().updateSettings(settings);
         if (notify) {
             notifyListeners(settings); // update the ui
         }
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 340d66a..3d4adc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/model/acquisitions/AcquisitionEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/model/acquisitions/AcquisitionEngine.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public void setDurationPanel(final DurationPanel panel) {
      *
      * @param acqSettings the {@code DefaultAcquisitionSettingsSCAPE} to use
      */
-    public void setAcquisitionSettingsAndBuilder(final ScapeAcquisitionSettings acqSettings) {
+    public void updateSettings(final ScapeAcquisitionSettings acqSettings) {
         asb_ = new ScapeAcquisitionSettings.Builder(acqSettings);
         acqSettings_ = acqSettings;
     }
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ public void updateSettings() {
         acqSettings_ = asb_.build();
     }
 
+    public Future<?> requestRun() {
+        return requestRun(false);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Future<?> requestRun(boolean speedTest) {
         // Run on a new thread, so it doesn't block the EDT