diff --git a/client/js/masterFilter.js b/client/js/masterFilter.js
index 2e3b7a8..f9c4781 100644
--- a/client/js/masterFilter.js
+++ b/client/js/masterFilter.js
@@ -78,15 +78,19 @@ let symbolChanged=(newSymbol)=>{
     $("#tbSymbol").text(getCurrentSymbol());
 	
     getAvailDatesForSymbol(getCurrentSymbol()).done(_=>{
-        $("#datePicker").datepicker('destroy');
-        $("#datePicker").datepicker({beforeShowDay:beforeShowDay})
-        .on('changeDate', (e)=>{
-            if (e.date !== undefined) {
-                console.log("DatePicker changed date",e.date);
-                filterContext.theDate=e.date.toISOString().substr(0,10);
-                showTimesForDay(filterContext.theDate);
-            }
-        });
+		$("#datePicker").datepicker('destroy');
+        $("#datePicker").datepicker({beforeShowDay:beforeShowDay});
+        if (document.getElementById("datePicker").hasHandler !== true) { // work around multiple binding of the eventhandler - it seems that destroy doesn't remove the old handler....
+			$("#datePicker").datepicker().on('changeDate', (e)=>{
+				if (e.date !== undefined) {
+					console.log("DatePicker changed date",e.date);
+					filterContext.theDate=e.date.toISOString().substr(0,10);
+					showTimesForDay(filterContext.theDate);
+				}
+			});
+			document.getElementById("datePicker").hasHandler= true;
+        }
+        
 		if (filterContext.theDate === undefined) {
 			console.log("no date in contest, setting date to the last in chain.");
 			filterContext.theDate=filterContext.availableDates[filterContext.availableDates.length-1].Date;