diff --git a/html/gui/js/modules/Usage.js b/html/gui/js/modules/Usage.js
index 8c35b61c57..3f285348bb 100644
--- a/html/gui/js/modules/Usage.js
+++ b/html/gui/js/modules/Usage.js
@@ -2174,7 +2174,7 @@ Ext.extend(XDMoD.Module.Usage, XDMoD.PortalModule, {
                                         group_by: n.attributes.group_by,
                                         x_axis: false,
                                         log_scale: chartToolbar.getLogScale() == 'y',
-                                        has_std_err: 'y',
+                                        has_std_err: chartToolbar.getEnableErrors(),
                                         std_err: chartToolbar.getShowErrorBars() == 'y',
                                         std_err_labels: chartToolbar.getShowErrorLabels() == 'y',
                                         value_labels: chartToolbar.getShowAggregateLabels() == 'y' || dt == 'pie',
diff --git a/html/gui/js/modules/metric_explorer/MetricExplorer.js b/html/gui/js/modules/metric_explorer/MetricExplorer.js
index 5331281f1e..c6f12f27b0 100644
--- a/html/gui/js/modules/metric_explorer/MetricExplorer.js
+++ b/html/gui/js/modules/metric_explorer/MetricExplorer.js
@@ -2829,6 +2829,7 @@ Ext.extend(XDMoD.Module.MetricExplorer, XDMoD.PortalModule, {
                                     singleClickExpand: true,
                                     type: 'metric',
                                     text: realm_metrics[rm].text,
+                                    has_std_err: realm_metrics[rm].std_err,
                                     iconCls: 'chart',
                                     category: category,
                                     realm: realm,
@@ -2861,6 +2862,7 @@ Ext.extend(XDMoD.Module.MetricExplorer, XDMoD.PortalModule, {
                                                             group_by: d,
                                                             metric: n.attributes.metric,
                                                             realm: n.attributes.realm,
+                                                            has_std_err: n.attributes.has_std_err,
                                                             category: n.attributes.category
                                                         };
                                                         Ext.apply(config, this.defaultDatasetConfig);