diff --git a/qcodes/plots/base.py b/qcodes/plots/base.py
index 5dfcfa730ba5..8d86a1e6c423 100644
--- a/qcodes/plots/base.py
+++ b/qcodes/plots/base.py
@@ -279,6 +279,16 @@ def expand_trace(self, args, kwargs):
                 if axletter not in kwargs:
                     kwargs[axletter] = set_array
 
+    def update(self):
+        """
+        Update the data in this plot, using the updaters given with
+        MatPlot.add() or in the included DataSets, then include this in
+        the plot.
+        This is a wrapper routine that the update widget calls,
+        inside this we call self.update() which should be subclassed
+        """
+        self.update_data()
+        
     def update_data(self):
         """
         Update the data in this plot, using the updaters given with
diff --git a/qcodes/plots/pyqtgraph.py b/qcodes/plots/pyqtgraph.py
index ceb2d1084392..1f266df07364 100644
--- a/qcodes/plots/pyqtgraph.py
+++ b/qcodes/plots/pyqtgraph.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 """
 
 import numpy as np
+import itertools
 
 from qtpy import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget, QShortcut, QHBoxLayout
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ class QtPlot(QWidget, BasePlot):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, *args, figsize=(1000, 600), figposition=None,
-                 interval=0.25, windowtitle=None, theme=((60, 60, 60), 'w'),
+                 interval=0.25, window_title=None, theme=((60, 60, 60), 'w'),
                  show_window=True, parent=None, **kwargs):
         QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
         # Set base interval to None to disable that JS update-widget thingy
@@ -134,9 +135,10 @@ def __init__(self, *args, figsize=(1000, 600), figposition=None,
         self.interval = interval
         self.auto_updating = False
 
-        self.setWindowTitle(windowtitle or 'Plotwindow')
+        self.setWindowTitle(window_title or 'Plotwindow')
         if figposition:
-            self.setGeometry(*figposition, *figsize)
+            geometry_settings = itertools.chain(figposition,figsize)
+            self.setGeometry(*geometry_settings)
         else:
             self.resize(*figsize)
 
@@ -636,6 +638,17 @@ def _update_labels(self, subplot_object, config):
                 units = self.get_units(config[axletter])
                 ax.setLabel(label, units)
 
+    def update(self):
+        """
+        Update the data in this plot, using the updaters given with
+        MatPlot.add() or in the included DataSets, then include this in
+        the plot.
+        This is a wrapper routine that the update widget calls,
+        inside this we call self.update() which should be subclassed
+        """
+        BasePlot.update(self)
+        QWidget.update(self)
+        
     def update_plot(self):
         for trace in self.traces:
             config = trace['config']
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0dc6e2e769f9..815ac519ed83 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def readme():
 
 extras = {
     'MatPlot': ('matplotlib', '1.5'),
-    'QtPlot': ('pyqtgraph', '0.9.10'),
+    'QtPlot': ('pyqtgraph', '0.9.11'),
     'coverage tests': ('coverage', '4.0')
 }
 extras_require = {k: '>='.join(v) for k, v in extras.items()}