diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/topo/topo.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/topo/topo.js
index 42b6f4b..0dfd628 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/topo/topo.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/topo/topo.js
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@
 
             // temporary solution for persisting user settings
             restoreConfigFromPrefs();
+            ttbs.setDefaultOverlay();
 
             $log.debug('registered overlays...', tov.list());
             $log.log('OvTopoCtrl has been created');