diff --git a/qtgui/pattern_grid.py b/qtgui/pattern_grid.py
index bfb617d..1a3c71f 100644
--- a/qtgui/pattern_grid.py
+++ b/qtgui/pattern_grid.py
@@ -794,6 +794,8 @@ class PitchWidget(QtWidgets.QGraphicsProxyWidget):
         self.spinBox.editingFinished.connect(self.spinBoxEditingFinished)
         #self.spinBoxValueChanged()  #Delay that. The engine Data is not ready yet. It will be sent by the callback
 
+        self.rememberLastValue = None #set by parent
+
 
     def midiToNotename(self, midipitch):
         assert self.parentItem.simpleNoteNames, self.parentItem.simpleNoteNames