diff --git a/invesalius/control.py b/invesalius/control.py
index 1d3201d..a21b510 100755
--- a/invesalius/control.py
+++ b/invesalius/control.py
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ class Controller():
 
         ps.Publisher().sendMessage('Hide content panel')
         ps.Publisher().sendMessage('Close project data')
-
         session = ses.Session()
         session.CloseProject()
 
@@ -432,8 +431,12 @@ class Controller():
         ps.Publisher().sendMessage('Set threshold modes',
                                 (thresh_modes,default_threshold))
 
-    def LoadRaycastingPreset(self, pubsub_evt):
-        label = pubsub_evt.data
+    def LoadRaycastingPreset(self, pubsub_evt=None):
+        if pubsub_evt:
+            label = pubsub_evt.data
+        else:
+            return
+
         if label != const.RAYCASTING_OFF_LABEL:
             if label in const.RAYCASTING_FILES.keys():
                 path = os.path.join(const.RAYCASTING_PRESETS_DIRECTORY,
diff --git a/invesalius/data/viewer_volume.py b/invesalius/data/viewer_volume.py
index be84fa3..8718060 100755
--- a/invesalius/data/viewer_volume.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/viewer_volume.py
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ class Viewer(wx.Panel):
         self.text.SetValue("")
         self.ren.AddActor(self.text.actor)
 
+
+        self.slice_plane = None
+
         self.view_angle = None
 
         self.__bind_events()
@@ -123,7 +126,16 @@ class Viewer(wx.Panel):
 
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnShowText,
                                  'Show text actors on viewers')
+        ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnCloseProject, 'Close project data')
 
+    def OnCloseProject(self, pubsub_evt):
+        if self.raycasting_volume:
+            self.raycasting_volume = False
+        if  self.slice_plane:
+            self.Disable()
+        self.mouse_pressed = 0
+        self.on_wl = False
+        
 
     def OnHideText(self, pubsub_evt):
         self.text.Hide()
diff --git a/invesalius/data/volume.py b/invesalius/data/volume.py
index bf6b4d9..c664c6e 100755
--- a/invesalius/data/volume.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/volume.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Volume():
         self.curve = 0
         self.plane = None
         self.plane_on = False
-
+        self.volume = None
         self.__bind_events()
 
     def __bind_events(self):
@@ -99,6 +99,21 @@ class Volume():
                                  'Set raycasting relative window and level')
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnEnableTool,
                                  'Enable raycasting tool')
+        ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnCloseProject, 'Close project data')
+
+    def OnCloseProject(self, pubsub_evt):
+        self.CloseProject()
+
+
+    def CloseProject(self):
+        
+        if self.plane:
+            self.plane = None
+            ps.Publisher().sendMessage('Remove surface actor from viewer', self.plane_actor)
+        if self.exist:
+            self.exist = None
+            ps.Publisher().sendMessage('Remove surface actor from viewer', self.volume)
+
 
     def OnLoadVolume(self, pubsub_evt):
         label = pubsub_evt.data
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