diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/glspectrumsettings.cpp b/sdrbase/dsp/glspectrumsettings.cpp
index cf0506511..9592815ef 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/glspectrumsettings.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/glspectrumsettings.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void GLSpectrumSettings::resetToDefaults()
 	m_waterfallShare = 0.66;
 	m_displayCurrent = true;
 	m_displayWaterfall = true;
-	m_invertedWaterfall = false;
+	m_invertedWaterfall = true;
 	m_displayMaxHold = false;
 	m_displayHistogram = false;
 	m_displayGrid = false;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool GLSpectrumSettings::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
 		d.readReal(4, &m_refLevel, 0);
 		d.readReal(5, &m_powerRange, 100);
 		d.readBool(6, &m_displayWaterfall, true);
-		d.readBool(7, &m_invertedWaterfall, false);
+		d.readBool(7, &m_invertedWaterfall, true);
 		d.readBool(8, &m_displayMaxHold, false);
 		d.readBool(9, &m_displayHistogram, false);
 		d.readS32(10, &m_decay, 1);
diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp
index 3d70a1050..445966e57 100644
--- a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ void GLSpectrumGUI::setBuddies(SpectrumVis* spectrumVis, GLSpectrum* glSpectrum)
 	m_glSpectrum = glSpectrum;
 	m_glSpectrum->setMessageQueueToGUI(&m_messageQueue);
     m_spectrumVis->setMessageQueueToGUI(&m_messageQueue);
+    applyGLSpectrumSettings();
 }
 
 void GLSpectrumGUI::resetToDefaults()