diff --git a/src/data/data1d/Spectrum1D/initiateDatum1D.ts b/src/data/data1d/Spectrum1D/initiateDatum1D.ts
index 344b71edb..1e38857d0 100644
--- a/src/data/data1d/Spectrum1D/initiateDatum1D.ts
+++ b/src/data/data1d/Spectrum1D/initiateDatum1D.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function initiateDatum1D(
 ): Spectrum1D {
   const { usedColors = {}, filters = [] } = options;
 
-  const spectrumObj: Partial<Spectrum1D> = {};
+  const spectrumObj: Partial<Spectrum1D> = { ...spectrum };
   spectrumObj.id = spectrum.id || v4();
 
   spectrumObj.display = {
diff --git a/src/data/data2d/Spectrum2D/initiateDatum2D.ts b/src/data/data2d/Spectrum2D/initiateDatum2D.ts
index e3bc4e5de..cb3c5459c 100644
--- a/src/data/data2d/Spectrum2D/initiateDatum2D.ts
+++ b/src/data/data2d/Spectrum2D/initiateDatum2D.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ import { initiateZones } from './zones/initiateZones';
 const defaultMinMax = { z: [], minX: 0, minY: 0, maxX: 0, maxY: 0 };
 
 export function initiateDatum2D(spectrum: any, usedColors = {}): Spectrum2D {
-  const datum: any = {};
+  const datum: any = { ...spectrum };
 
   datum.id = spectrum.id || v4();
-  datum.selector = spectrum?.selector || {};
 
   datum.display = {
     isPositiveVisible: true,