diff --git a/shade_ms/data_plots.py b/shade_ms/data_plots.py
index 8a791c5..d1ae3c6 100644
--- a/shade_ms/data_plots.py
+++ b/shade_ms/data_plots.py
@@ -151,15 +151,21 @@ def get_plot_data(msinfo, group_cols, mytaql, chan_freqs,
             # always read flags -- easier that way
             flag = group.FLAG if not noflags else None
             flag_row = group.FLAG_ROW if not noflags else None
-
-            a1 = da.minimum(group.ANTENNA1.data, group.ANTENNA2.data)
-            a2 = da.maximum(group.ANTENNA1.data, group.ANTENNA2.data)
-            baselines = msinfo.baseline_number(a1, a2)
-
+            if not iter_baseline:
+                # if group by then these are attributes, not data arrays
+                a1 = da.minimum(group.ANTENNA1.data, group.ANTENNA2.data)
+                a2 = da.maximum(group.ANTENNA1.data, group.ANTENNA2.data)
+                baselines = msinfo.baseline_number(a1, a2)
+            else:
+                baselines = None
             freqs = chan_freqs[ddid]
             chans = xarray.DataArray(range(len(freqs)), dims=("chan",))
             wavel = freq_to_wavel(freqs)
-            extras = dict(chans=chans, freqs=freqs, wavel=wavel, rows=group.row, baselines=baselines)
+            extras = dict(chans=chans,
+                          freqs=freqs,
+                          wavel=wavel,
+                          rows=group.row,
+                          baselines=baselines if baselines else np.array([baseline]))
 
             nchan = len(group.chan)
             if flag is not None:
@@ -468,10 +474,12 @@ def create_plot(ddf, index_subsets, xdatum, ydatum, adatum, ared, cdatum, cmap,
     log.debug('done')
 
     # Set plot limits based on data extent or user values for axis labels
-
-    xmin, xmax = bounds[xaxis]
-    ymin, ymax = bounds[yaxis]
-
+    limits = {
+        "xmin": bounds[xaxis][0],
+        "xmax": bounds[xaxis][1],
+        "ymin": bounds[yaxis][0],
+        "ymax": bounds[yaxis][1]
+    }
     log.debug('rendering image')
 
     fig = pylab.figure(figsize=(figx, figy))
@@ -479,9 +487,20 @@ def create_plot(ddf, index_subsets, xdatum, ydatum, adatum, ared, cdatum, cmap,
 
     for funcname, args, kwargs in extra_markup:
         getattr(ax, funcname)(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    ax.imshow(X=rgb.data, extent=[xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax],
-              aspect='auto', origin='lower', interpolation='nearest')
+    
+    # any 1D arrays like freq and WAVEL that is dask arrays at this point needs
+    # compute called
+    compute_arrays = dict(filter(lambda x: isinstance(x[1], da.Array), limits.items()))
+    limits.update(dict(zip(compute_arrays.keys(), da.compute(*compute_arrays.values()))))
+
+    ax.imshow(X=rgb.data, 
+              extent=[limits['xmin'], 
+                      limits['xmax'],
+                      limits['ymin'],
+                      limits['ymax']],
+              aspect='auto',
+              origin='lower',
+              interpolation='nearest')
 
     ax.set_title("\n".join(textwrap.wrap(title, 90)), loc='center', fontdict=dict(fontsize=options.fontsize))
     ax.set_xlabel(xlabel, fontdict=dict(fontsize=options.fontsize))
@@ -489,9 +508,9 @@ def create_plot(ddf, index_subsets, xdatum, ydatum, adatum, ared, cdatum, cmap,
     # ax.plot(xmin,ymin,'.',alpha=0.0)
     # ax.plot(xmax,ymax,'.',alpha=0.0)
 
-    dx, dy = xmax - xmin, ymax - ymin
-    ax.set_xlim([xmin - dx/100, xmax + dx/100])
-    ax.set_ylim([ymin - dy/100, ymax + dy/100])
+    dx, dy = limits['xmax'] - limits['xmin'], limits['ymax'] - limits['ymin']
+    ax.set_xlim([limits['xmin'] - dx/100, limits['xmax'] + dx/100])
+    ax.set_ylim([limits['ymin'] - dy/100, limits['ymax'] + dy/100])
 
     def decimate_list(x, maxel):
         """Helper function to reduce a list to < given max number of elements, dividing it by decimal factors of 2 and 5"""