diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/graphical_slider_tool/sliders.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/graphical_slider_tool/sliders.js
index 8005c97180..a12f0099c6 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/graphical_slider_tool/sliders.js
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/graphical_slider_tool/sliders.js
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ define('Sliders', ['logme'], function (logme) {
             if (sliderDiv.length === 1) {
                 onEvent = 'slide';
                 if (sliderDiv.attr('data-on_event') === 'change') {
-                    onEvent = 'change';
+                    onEvent = 'slidechange';
                 }
+
                 createSlider(sliderDiv, paramName, onEvent);
             } else if (sliderDiv.length > 1) {
                 logme('ERROR: Found more than one slider for the parameter "' + paramName + '".');
@@ -48,9 +49,7 @@ define('Sliders', ['logme'], function (logme) {
                 'min': paramObj.min,
                 'max': paramObj.max,
                 'value': paramObj.value,
-                'step': paramObj.step,
-
-                onEvent: sliderOnSlide
+                'step': paramObj.step
             });
 
             // Tell the parameter object stored in state that we have a slider
@@ -58,6 +57,9 @@ define('Sliders', ['logme'], function (logme) {
             // will also update the value of this slider.
             paramObj.sliderDiv = sliderDiv;
 
+            // Atach a callback to update the slider's parameter.
+            paramObj.sliderDiv.on(onEvent, sliderOnSlide);
+
             return;
 
             // Update the 'state' - i.e. set the value of the parameter this
@@ -66,7 +68,6 @@ define('Sliders', ['logme'], function (logme) {
             // This will cause the plot to be redrawn each time after the user
             // drags the slider handle and releases it.
             function sliderOnSlide(event, ui) {
-
                 // Last parameter passed to setParameterValue() will be 'true'
                 // so that the function knows we are a slider, and it can
                 // change the our value back in the case when the new value is
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/graphical_slider_tool/state.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/graphical_slider_tool/state.js
index c1cfcd1b04..e5cd8634bc 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/graphical_slider_tool/state.js
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/graphical_slider_tool/state.js
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ define('State', ['logme'], function (logme) {
             }
 
             // Update the single slider with the new parameter's value.
-            if (parameters[paramName].sliderDiv !== null) {
+            if ((slider === false) && (parameters[paramName].sliderDiv !== null)) {
                 parameters[paramName].sliderDiv.slider('value', paramValueNum);
             }