diff --git a/src/widgets/CustomUpdater.h b/src/widgets/CustomUpdater.h
index a5f088de47dd..a724b6967ec1 100644
--- a/src/widgets/CustomUpdater.h
+++ b/src/widgets/CustomUpdater.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class CustomUpdater : public RulerUpdater {
       UpdateOutputs& allOutputs, const RulerStruct& context, const std::any& data
    ) const final override;
 
+   virtual std::string Identify() const override = 0;
+
 protected:
    virtual bool TickCustom(wxDC& dc, int labelIdx, wxFont font,
       TickOutputs outputs,
diff --git a/src/widgets/CustomUpdaterPosition.h b/src/widgets/CustomUpdaterPosition.h
index f15eab40dd71..93ebe8b58150 100644
--- a/src/widgets/CustomUpdaterPosition.h
+++ b/src/widgets/CustomUpdaterPosition.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class CustomUpdaterPosition final : public CustomUpdater {
    using CustomUpdater::CustomUpdater;
    ~CustomUpdaterPosition() override;
 
+   std::string Identify() const override { return "CustomUpdaterPosition"; };
+
 protected:
    bool TickCustom(wxDC& dc, int labelIdx, wxFont font,
       TickOutputs outputs,
diff --git a/src/widgets/CustomUpdaterValue.h b/src/widgets/CustomUpdaterValue.h
index 113c2a1393bd..4f76f2562eee 100644
--- a/src/widgets/CustomUpdaterValue.h
+++ b/src/widgets/CustomUpdaterValue.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class CustomUpdaterValue final : public CustomUpdater {
    using CustomUpdater::CustomUpdater;
    ~CustomUpdaterValue() override;
 
+   std::string Identify() const override { return "CustomUpdaterValue"; };
+
 protected:
    bool TickCustom(wxDC& dc, int labelIdx, wxFont font,
       TickOutputs outputs,
diff --git a/src/widgets/GeneratedUpdater.h b/src/widgets/GeneratedUpdater.h
index 6e491e4a7576..782962fbeb7d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/GeneratedUpdater.h
+++ b/src/widgets/GeneratedUpdater.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class GeneratedUpdater : public RulerUpdater {
       UpdateOutputs& allOutputs, const RulerStruct& context, const std::any& data
    ) const override = 0;
 
+   virtual std::string Identify() const override = 0;
+
 protected:
    bool Tick(wxDC& dc,
       int pos, double d, const TickSizes& tickSizes, wxFont font,
diff --git a/src/widgets/LinearUpdater.h b/src/widgets/LinearUpdater.h
index 04495d8c1a14..87211d7fdecb 100644
--- a/src/widgets/LinearUpdater.h
+++ b/src/widgets/LinearUpdater.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class LinearUpdater final : public GeneratedUpdater {
       wxDC& dc, const Envelope* envelope,
       UpdateOutputs& allOutputs, const RulerStruct& context, const std::any& data
    ) const override;
+
+   std::string Identify() const override { return "LinearUpdater"; };
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/widgets/LogarithmicUpdater.h b/src/widgets/LogarithmicUpdater.h
index bb15f763c453..47059fa2070c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/LogarithmicUpdater.h
+++ b/src/widgets/LogarithmicUpdater.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class LogarithmicUpdater final : public GeneratedUpdater {
       wxDC& dc, const Envelope* envelope,
       UpdateOutputs& allOutputs, const RulerStruct& context, const std::any& data
    ) const override;
+
+   std::string Identify() const override { return "LogarithmicUpdater"; };
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/widgets/Ruler.cpp b/src/widgets/Ruler.cpp
index afe1d0fecbaa..e13c23968e97 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Ruler.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/Ruler.cpp
@@ -116,17 +116,19 @@ void Ruler::SetFormat(RulerFormat format)
 
 void Ruler::SetUpdater(std::unique_ptr<RulerUpdater> pUpdater)
 {
-   // Should a comparison be made between mpUpdater and pUpdater?
-   // Runtime type comparison isn't clean in c++
-   mpUpdater = std::move(pUpdater);
-   Invalidate();
+   if (mpUpdater->Identify() != pUpdater->Identify()) {
+      mpUpdater = std::move(pUpdater);
+      Invalidate();
+   }
 }
 
 
-void Ruler::SetUpdaterData(const std::any &data)
+void Ruler::SetUpdaterData(const std::any& data)
 {
-   mData = data;
-   Invalidate();
+   if (&data != &mData) {
+      mData = data;
+      Invalidate();
+   }
 }
 
 void Ruler::SetUnits(const TranslatableString &units)
diff --git a/src/widgets/RulerUpdater.h b/src/widgets/RulerUpdater.h
index 4717703f8d5c..d2711efa4bd4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/RulerUpdater.h
+++ b/src/widgets/RulerUpdater.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ class RulerUpdater {
    )// Envelope *speedEnv, long minSpeed, long maxSpeed )
       const = 0;
 
+   virtual std::string Identify() const = 0;
+
 protected:
    struct TickOutputs { Labels& labels; Bits& bits; wxRect& box; };