diff --git a/src/app/visualize-one/visualize-one.component.html b/src/app/visualize-one/visualize-one.component.html
index d33ef47..d13254b 100644
--- a/src/app/visualize-one/visualize-one.component.html
+++ b/src/app/visualize-one/visualize-one.component.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ <h5 class="text-center" *ngIf="!dataSig$">Data Type: {{dataType$}}</h5>
         Function: {{function$}}<br>
       </p>
       <div class="text-center">
-          <a class="btn btn-primary" style="color:white" routerLink="/statistics">Return to Statistics</a>
+          <a class="btn btn-primary" style="color:white" (click)="returnToStatistics()">Return to Statistics</a>
       </div>
       <br>
       <form id="visToolbar">
diff --git a/src/app/visualize-one/visualize-one.component.ts b/src/app/visualize-one/visualize-one.component.ts
index bca293b..621cc5a 100644
--- a/src/app/visualize-one/visualize-one.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/visualize-one/visualize-one.component.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ export class VisualizeOneComponent implements OnInit {
   constructor(public data: DataService, public graphData: VisualizeService, public genData: GeneratorService,
     private router: Router, private http: HttpClient) { }
 
+  returnToStatistics() {
+    this.router.navigateByUrl('/statistics');
+    localStorage.removeItem('data_type');
+  }
+
   resetAndRemakeChart() {
     const genVal = localStorage.getItem('gen_id');
     const genCount = 1;