diff --git a/modules/dsn/rendering/renderablesignals.cpp b/modules/dsn/rendering/renderablesignals.cpp
index 13334af86c..17f226fc84 100644
--- a/modules/dsn/rendering/renderablesignals.cpp
+++ b/modules/dsn/rendering/renderablesignals.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ void RenderableSignals::initializeGL() {
     // We don't need an index buffer, so we keep it at the default value of 0
     glGenVertexArrays(1, &_lineRenderInformation._vaoID);
     glGenBuffers(1, &_lineRenderInformation._vBufferID);
+
+    updateVertexAttributes();
 }
 
 void RenderableSignals::deinitializeGL() {
@@ -184,6 +186,23 @@ inline void unbindGL() {
     glBindVertexArray(0);
 }
 
+void RenderableSignals::updateVertexAttributes() {
+
+    // position attributes
+    glVertexAttribPointer(_vaLocVer, _sizeThreeVal, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(ColorVBOLayout) + sizeof(PositionVBOLayout) + sizeof(DistanceVBOLayout) + sizeof(float), (void*)0);
+    glEnableVertexAttribArray(_vaLocVer);
+    // color attributes
+    glVertexAttribPointer(_vaLocCol, _sizeFourVal, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(ColorVBOLayout) + sizeof(PositionVBOLayout) + sizeof(DistanceVBOLayout) + sizeof(float), (void*)(sizeof(PositionVBOLayout)));
+    glEnableVertexAttribArray(_vaLocCol);
+    // distance attributes
+    glVertexAttribPointer(_vaLocDist, _sizeOneVal, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(ColorVBOLayout) + sizeof(PositionVBOLayout) + sizeof(DistanceVBOLayout) + sizeof(float), (void*)(sizeof(PositionVBOLayout) + sizeof(ColorVBOLayout)));
+    glEnableVertexAttribArray(_vaLocDist);
+    // time attribute
+    glVertexAttribPointer(_vaLocTimeSinceStart, _sizeOneVal, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(ColorVBOLayout) + sizeof(PositionVBOLayout) + sizeof(DistanceVBOLayout) + sizeof(float), (void*)(sizeof(PositionVBOLayout) + sizeof(ColorVBOLayout) + sizeof(float)));
+    glEnableVertexAttribArray(_vaLocTimeSinceStart);
+
+};
+
 void RenderableSignals::render(const RenderData& data, RendererTasks&) {
     _programObject->activate();
 
@@ -280,18 +299,7 @@ void RenderableSignals::update(const UpdateData& data) {
         GL_STATIC_DRAW
     );
 
-    // position attributes
-    glVertexAttribPointer(_vaLocVer, _sizeThreeVal, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(ColorVBOLayout) + sizeof(PositionVBOLayout) + sizeof(DistanceVBOLayout) + sizeof(float), (void*)0);
-    glEnableVertexAttribArray(_vaLocVer);
-    // color attributes
-    glVertexAttribPointer(_vaLocCol, _sizeFourVal, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(ColorVBOLayout) + sizeof(PositionVBOLayout) + sizeof(DistanceVBOLayout) + sizeof(float), (void*)(sizeof(PositionVBOLayout)));
-    glEnableVertexAttribArray(_vaLocCol);
-    // distance attributes
-    glVertexAttribPointer(_vaLocDist, _sizeOneVal, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(ColorVBOLayout) + sizeof(PositionVBOLayout) + sizeof(DistanceVBOLayout) + sizeof(float), (void*)(sizeof(PositionVBOLayout) + sizeof(ColorVBOLayout)));
-    glEnableVertexAttribArray(_vaLocDist);
-    // time attribute
-    glVertexAttribPointer(_vaLocTimeSinceStart, _sizeOneVal, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(ColorVBOLayout) + sizeof(PositionVBOLayout) + sizeof(DistanceVBOLayout) + sizeof(float), (void*)(sizeof(PositionVBOLayout) + sizeof(ColorVBOLayout)+ sizeof(float)));
-    glEnableVertexAttribArray(_vaLocTimeSinceStart);
+    updateVertexAttributes();
 
     // Directly render the entire step
     _lineRenderInformation.first = 0;
@@ -301,6 +309,7 @@ void RenderableSignals::update(const UpdateData& data) {
     unbindGL();
 }
 
+
 int RenderableSignals::findFileIndexForCurrentTime(double time, std::vector<double> vec) {
     // upper_bound has O(log n) for sorted vectors, more efficient than for loop
     auto iter = std::upper_bound(vec.begin(), vec.end(), time);
diff --git a/modules/dsn/rendering/renderablesignals.h b/modules/dsn/rendering/renderablesignals.h
index 369e46c774..426279e975 100644
--- a/modules/dsn/rendering/renderablesignals.h
+++ b/modules/dsn/rendering/renderablesignals.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ namespace openspace {
          */
         void render(const RenderData& data, RendererTasks& rendererTask) override;
 
+        void updateVertexAttributes();
         bool isReady() const override;
         /* Returns an index for our filenames */
         static int findFileIndexForCurrentTime(double time, std::vector<double> vec);
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ namespace openspace {
         glm::vec3 getPositionForGeocentricSceneGraphNode(const char* id);
         /* Returns a color based on what site the station is located to */
         glm::vec3 getStationColor(std::string dishidentifier);
+        /* Returns a distance between two scenegraphnodes */
         float getDistance(std::string nodeIdA, std::string nodeIdB);
 
         /* The VBO layout of the vertex position */