diff --git a/Packages/ohif-lesiontracker/client/tools.js b/Packages/ohif-lesiontracker/client/tools.js
index c52775ded..110fe91d8 100644
--- a/Packages/ohif-lesiontracker/client/tools.js
+++ b/Packages/ohif-lesiontracker/client/tools.js
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ Meteor.startup(function() {
         touch: cornerstoneTools.nonTargetTouch
     });
 
-    toolManager.addTool('scaleOverlayTool', {
-        mouse: cornerstoneTools.scaleOverlayTool,
-        touch: cornerstoneTools.scaleOverlayTool
-    });
-
     toolManager.addTool('deleteLesionKeyboardTool', {
         mouse: cornerstoneTools.deleteLesionKeyboardTool,
         touch: cornerstoneTools.deleteLesionKeyboardTool
@@ -37,7 +32,7 @@ Meteor.startup(function() {
     // Update default state for tools making sure each tool is only inserted once
     let currentDefaultStates = toolManager.getToolDefaultStates();
     let newDefaultStates = {
-        enable: [ 'scaleOverlayTool' ],
+        enable: [],
         deactivate: ['bidirectional', 'nonTarget', 'length', 'targetCR', 'targetUN'],
         activate: ['deleteLesionKeyboardTool']
     };
diff --git a/Packages/ohif-viewerbase/client/lib/toolManager.js b/Packages/ohif-viewerbase/client/lib/toolManager.js
index 5f409103d..fa28bdb5f 100644
--- a/Packages/ohif-viewerbase/client/lib/toolManager.js
+++ b/Packages/ohif-viewerbase/client/lib/toolManager.js
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ export const toolManager = {
             touch: cornerstoneTools.crosshairsTouch
         });
 
+        toolManager.addTool('scaleOverlayTool', {
+          mouse: cornerstoneTools.scaleOverlayTool,
+        });
+
         // if a default tool is globally defined, make it the default tool...
         if (OHIF.viewer.defaultTool) {
             this.setDefaultTool(OHIF.viewer.defaultTool);