diff --git a/invesalius/data/cursor_actors.py b/invesalius/data/cursor_actors.py
index d715a14..6d1ed94 100644
--- a/invesalius/data/cursor_actors.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/cursor_actors.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class CursorCircle:
         """
         Function to plot the circle
         """
+        print "Building circle cursor", self.orientation
         r = self.radius
         t = 0
         
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ class CursorCircle:
         
         self.mapper.SetInputConnection(self.segment.GetOutputPort())
         self.actor.SetMapper(self.mapper)
+        self.actor.GetProperty().SetOpacity(self.opacity)
+        self.actor.GetProperty().SetColor(self.colour) 
         self.actor.PickableOff()
         
     def GenerateCicleSegment(self, t):
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ class CursorRectangle:
         """
         Function to plot the Retangle
         """
+        print "Building rectangle cursor", self.orientation
         mapper = vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
         self.retangle = vtk.vtkCubeSource()
         self.actor = actor = vtk.vtkActor()
diff --git a/invesalius/data/viewer_slice.py b/invesalius/data/viewer_slice.py
index a7acef4..c6f7ad6 100755
--- a/invesalius/data/viewer_slice.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/viewer_slice.py
@@ -522,9 +522,8 @@ class Viewer(wx.Panel):
         colour_wx = pubsub_evt.data
         colour_vtk = [colour/float(255) for colour in colour_wx]
         self._brush_cursor_colour = colour_vtk
-        if self.cursor:
-            self.cursor.SetColour(colour_vtk)
-            self.interactor.Render()
+        if self.slice_data.cursor:
+            self.slice_data.cursor.SetColour(colour_vtk)
 
     def ChangeBrushActor(self, pubsub_evt):
         brush_type = pubsub_evt.data
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