diff --git a/qt/widgets/instrumentview/inc/MantidQtWidgets/InstrumentView/InstrumentWidgetPickTab.h b/qt/widgets/instrumentview/inc/MantidQtWidgets/InstrumentView/InstrumentWidgetPickTab.h
index 1b2790bc9495eb75b04d91f7a79c32e367895235..f2dec7b7339bda871059256f684e146be31aabbb 100644
--- a/qt/widgets/instrumentview/inc/MantidQtWidgets/InstrumentView/InstrumentWidgetPickTab.h
+++ b/qt/widgets/instrumentview/inc/MantidQtWidgets/InstrumentView/InstrumentWidgetPickTab.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ private:
   QPushButton *m_zoom;  ///< Button switching on navigation mode
   QPushButton *m_one;   ///< Button switching on single detector selection mode
   QPushButton *m_tube; ///< Button switching on detector's parent selection mode
-  QPushButton *m_peak; ///< Button switching on peak creation mode
+  QPushButton *m_peakAdd; ///< Button switching on peak creation mode
   QPushButton *m_peakErase;  ///< Button switching on peak erase mode
   QPushButton *m_peakCompare; ///< Button switching on peak comparison mode
   QPushButton *m_peakAlign;   ///< Button switching on peak alignment mode
diff --git a/qt/widgets/instrumentview/src/InstrumentWidgetDecoder.cpp b/qt/widgets/instrumentview/src/InstrumentWidgetDecoder.cpp
index 3264e1821a6d6adac6578bc3679777f45cd261be..14191b6a6253a65100282bb2b66392c396f07924 100644
--- a/qt/widgets/instrumentview/src/InstrumentWidgetDecoder.cpp
+++ b/qt/widgets/instrumentview/src/InstrumentWidgetDecoder.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void InstrumentWidgetDecoder::decodePickTab(const QMap<QString, QVariant> &map,
   obj->m_free_draw->setChecked(map[QString("freeDraw")].toBool());
   obj->m_one->setChecked(map[QString("one")].toBool());
   obj->m_tube->setChecked(map[QString("tube")].toBool());
-  obj->m_peak->setChecked(map[QString("peak")].toBool());
+  obj->m_peakAdd->setChecked(map[QString("peakAdd")].toBool());
   obj->m_peakErase->setChecked(map[QString("peakErase")].toBool());
 }
 
diff --git a/qt/widgets/instrumentview/src/InstrumentWidgetEncoder.cpp b/qt/widgets/instrumentview/src/InstrumentWidgetEncoder.cpp
index b6f9ed247a90253bd0bfc9d17dc92e5351144a40..32afb27febaaf62417d7bbb42af98bb0795a8b5f 100644
--- a/qt/widgets/instrumentview/src/InstrumentWidgetEncoder.cpp
+++ b/qt/widgets/instrumentview/src/InstrumentWidgetEncoder.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ InstrumentWidgetEncoder::encodePickTab(const InstrumentWidgetPickTab *tab) {
   map.insert(QString("freeDraw"), QVariant(tab->m_free_draw->isChecked()));
   map.insert(QString("one"), QVariant(tab->m_one->isChecked()));
   map.insert(QString("tube"), QVariant(tab->m_tube->isChecked()));
-  map.insert(QString("peak"), QVariant(tab->m_peak->isChecked()));
+  map.insert(QString("peakAdd"), QVariant(tab->m_peakAdd->isChecked()));
   map.insert(QString("peakErase"), QVariant(tab->m_peakErase->isChecked()));
 
   return map;
diff --git a/qt/widgets/instrumentview/src/InstrumentWidgetPickTab.cpp b/qt/widgets/instrumentview/src/InstrumentWidgetPickTab.cpp
index 745a0bfa3227dbafc3dbd9efae88604a880c4664..95a93625502231cfe18974a8c46232ec3a4e91fa 100644
--- a/qt/widgets/instrumentview/src/InstrumentWidgetPickTab.cpp
+++ b/qt/widgets/instrumentview/src/InstrumentWidgetPickTab.cpp
@@ -236,11 +236,11 @@ InstrumentWidgetPickTab::InstrumentWidgetPickTab(InstrumentWidget *instrWidget)
   m_edit->setIcon(QIcon(":/PickTools/selection-edit.png"));
   m_edit->setToolTip("Edit a shape");
 
-  m_peak = new QPushButton();
-  m_peak->setCheckable(true);
-  m_peak->setAutoExclusive(true);
-  m_peak->setIcon(QIcon(":/PickTools/selection-peak.png"));
-  m_peak->setToolTip("Add single crystal peak");
+  m_peakAdd = new QPushButton();
+  m_peakAdd->setCheckable(true);
+  m_peakAdd->setAutoExclusive(true);
+  m_peakAdd->setIcon(QIcon(":/PickTools/selection-peak.png"));
+  m_peakAdd->setToolTip("Add single crystal peak");
 
   m_peakErase = new QPushButton();
   m_peakErase->setCheckable(true);
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ InstrumentWidgetPickTab::InstrumentWidgetPickTab(InstrumentWidget *instrWidget)
   toolBox->addWidget(m_free_draw, 0, 7);
   toolBox->addWidget(m_one, 1, 0);
   toolBox->addWidget(m_tube, 1, 1);
-  toolBox->addWidget(m_peak, 1, 2);
+  toolBox->addWidget(m_peakAdd, 1, 2);
   toolBox->addWidget(m_peakErase, 1, 3);
   toolBox->addWidget(m_peakCompare, 1, 4);
   toolBox->addWidget(m_peakAlign, 1, 5);
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ InstrumentWidgetPickTab::InstrumentWidgetPickTab(InstrumentWidget *instrWidget)
   connect(m_zoom, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setSelectionType()));
   connect(m_one, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setSelectionType()));
   connect(m_tube, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setSelectionType()));
-  connect(m_peak, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setSelectionType()));
+  connect(m_peakAdd, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setSelectionType()));
   connect(m_peakErase, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setSelectionType()));
   connect(m_peakCompare, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setSelectionType()));
   connect(m_peakAlign, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setSelectionType()));
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void InstrumentWidgetPickTab::collapsePlotPanel() {
  * Returns true if the plot can be updated when the mouse moves over detectors
  */
 bool InstrumentWidgetPickTab::canUpdateTouchedDetector() const {
-  return !m_peak->isChecked();
+  return !m_peakAdd->isChecked();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ void InstrumentWidgetPickTab::setSelectionType() {
     if (plotType < DetectorPlotController::TubeSum) {
       plotType = DetectorPlotController::TubeSum;
     }
-  } else if (m_peak->isChecked()) {
+  } else if (m_peakAdd->isChecked()) {
     m_selectionType = AddPeak;
     m_activeTool->setText("Tool: Add a single crystal peak");
     surfaceMode = ProjectionSurface::AddPeakMode;
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ void InstrumentWidgetPickTab::selectTool(const ToolType tool) {
     m_tube->setChecked(true);
     break;
   case PeakSelect:
-    m_peak->setChecked(true);
+    m_peakAdd->setChecked(true);
     break;
   case PeakCompare:
     m_peakCompare->setChecked(true);
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ void InstrumentWidgetPickTab::loadFromProject(const std::string &lines) {
   std::vector<QPushButton *> buttons{
       m_zoom,         m_edit,           m_ellipse,   m_rectangle,
       m_ring_ellipse, m_ring_rectangle, m_free_draw, m_one,
-      m_tube,         m_peak,           m_peakErase};
+      m_tube,         m_peakAdd,           m_peakErase};
 
   tab.selectLine("ActiveTools");
   for (auto button : buttons) {
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ std::string InstrumentWidgetPickTab::saveToProject() const {
   std::vector<QPushButton *> buttons{
       m_zoom,         m_edit,           m_ellipse,   m_rectangle,
       m_ring_ellipse, m_ring_rectangle, m_free_draw, m_one,
-      m_tube,         m_peak,           m_peakErase};
+      m_tube,         m_peakAdd,           m_peakErase};
 
   tab.writeLine("ActiveTools");
   for (auto button : buttons) {