diff --git a/src/scripts/components/main/data-viewer/data-viewer.tsx b/src/scripts/components/main/data-viewer/data-viewer.tsx
index 1c87ff74a..0523bdb11 100644
--- a/src/scripts/components/main/data-viewer/data-viewer.tsx
+++ b/src/scripts/components/main/data-viewer/data-viewer.tsx
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ const DataViewer: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
     setCurrentView(globalGlobeView);
   }, [globalGlobeView]);
 
+  // stop globe spinning when layer is selected
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if ((mainId || compareId) && globeSpinning) {
+      dispatch(setGlobeSpinningAction(false));
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, mainId, compareId, globeSpinning]);
+
   // Only show the globe navigation when a globe is shown.
   // Either when no data layer is selected and only basemap is shown
   // or when one of the selected layers is a globe. Do not show globe navigation
diff --git a/src/scripts/reducers/globe/spinning.ts b/src/scripts/reducers/globe/spinning.ts
index 1ecbb48d4..d015fbd50 100644
--- a/src/scripts/reducers/globe/spinning.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/reducers/globe/spinning.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../actions/set-globe-projection';
 import {SET_FLY_TO, SetFlyToAction} from '../../actions/set-fly-to';
 
-import {GlobeProjection} from '../../types/globe-projection';
 import config from '../../config/main';
 import {parseUrl} from '../../libs/globe-url-parameter';
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ function spinningReducer(
     case SET_GLOBE_SPINNING:
       return action.spinning;
     case SET_GLOBE_PROJECTION:
-      return action.projection === GlobeProjection.Sphere;
+      return false;
     case SET_FLY_TO:
       return false;
     default: