Prevent Measure tool from opening old measurements?

I use measurement tool quite a lot, and I often need to start multiple measurements from a single point, intersection, corner, etc. However, when I move the measurement cursor close to the fore-mentioned features to snap to them, the measurement tool changes to the selection cursor and selects the previously made measurement. I know that this is the default and correct behavior, but is there a way to prevent it? I would like to have all measurements made in the office on the document because I need to use them to locate the actual locations in the field. I don't like to make the measurements at the time in the field.

I appreciate any help you can provide.

Petri