diff --git a/Packages/ohif-viewerbase/client/lib/metaDataProvider.js b/Packages/ohif-viewerbase/client/lib/metaDataProvider.js
index 2bf4baa57..bcd3ba391 100644
--- a/Packages/ohif-viewerbase/client/lib/metaDataProvider.js
+++ b/Packages/ohif-viewerbase/client/lib/metaDataProvider.js
@@ -130,25 +130,26 @@ const updateMetaData = image => {
 };
 
 /**
- * Constructs and returns the imagePlane given the instance
+ * Constructs and returns the imagePlane given the metadata instance
  *
- * @param instance The instance containing information to construct imagePlane
+ * @param metadataInstance The metadata instance (InstanceMetadata class) containing information to construct imagePlane
  * @returns imagePlane The constructed imagePlane to be used in viewer easily
  */
-function getImagePlane(instance) {
+function getImagePlane(metadataInstance) {
+    const instance = metadataInstance.getData();
     if (!instance.rows || !instance.columns || !instance.pixelSpacing ||
         !instance.frameOfReferenceUID || !instance.imageOrientationPatient ||
         !instance.imagePositionPatient) {
         return;
     }
 
-    let imageOrientation = instance.imageOrientationPatient.split('\\');
-    let imagePosition = instance.imagePositionPatient.split('\\');
+    const imageOrientation = instance.imageOrientationPatient.split('\\');
+    const imagePosition = instance.imagePositionPatient.split('\\');
 
     let columnPixelSpacing = 1.0;
     let rowPixelSpacing = 1.0;
     if (instance.pixelSpacing) {
-        let split = instance.pixelSpacing.split('\\');
+        const split = instance.pixelSpacing.split('\\');
         rowPixelSpacing = parseFloat(split[0]);
         columnPixelSpacing = parseFloat(split[1]);
     }
diff --git a/Packages/ohif-viewerbase/client/lib/stackImagePositionOffsetSynchronizer.js b/Packages/ohif-viewerbase/client/lib/stackImagePositionOffsetSynchronizer.js
index 7885d70cb..e30d98927 100644
--- a/Packages/ohif-viewerbase/client/lib/stackImagePositionOffsetSynchronizer.js
+++ b/Packages/ohif-viewerbase/client/lib/stackImagePositionOffsetSynchronizer.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { OHIF } from 'meteor/ohif:core';
 import { Session } from 'meteor/session';
 import { $ } from 'meteor/jquery';
+import { toolManager } from './toolManager';
 
 class StackImagePositionOffsetSynchronizer {
   constructor() {
     this.active = false;
     this.syncedViewports = [];
-    this.synchronizer = new cornerstoneTools.Synchronizer("CornerstoneNewImage", cornerstoneTools.stackImagePositionOffsetSynchronizer)
+    this.synchronizer = new cornerstoneTools.Synchronizer('CornerstoneNewImage', cornerstoneTools.stackImagePositionOffsetSynchronizer)
   }
 
   static get ELEMENT_DISABLED_EVENT() {
@@ -190,16 +191,21 @@ class StackImagePositionOffsetSynchronizer {
       try {
         const enabledElement = cornerstone.getEnabledElement(element);
 
-        if(!enabledElement || !enabledElement.image) {
+        if(!enabledElement.image) {
           return;
         }
 
         const imageId = enabledElement.image.imageId;
         const imagePlane = cornerstoneTools.metaData.get('imagePlane', imageId);
 
+        if(!imagePlane || !imagePlane.rowCosines || !imagePlane.columnCosines) {
+          return;
+        }
+
         return imagePlane.rowCosines.clone().cross(imagePlane.columnCosines);
       } catch(error) {
-        console.log(error.message);
+        const errorMessage = error.message || error;
+        OHIF.log.info(`StackImagePositionOffsetSynchronizer getViewportImageNormal: ${errorMessage}`);
       }
   }
 }