diff --git a/app/src/mainwindow2.cpp b/app/src/mainwindow2.cpp
index 14a30edb34..8013771718 100644
--- a/app/src/mainwindow2.cpp
+++ b/app/src/mainwindow2.cpp
@@ -1003,7 +1003,15 @@ void MainWindow2::newObject()
 {
     auto object = new Object();
     object->init();
-    object->createDefaultLayers();
+
+    // default layers
+    object->addNewCameraLayer();
+    object->addNewBitmapLayer();
+    // Layers are counted bottom up
+    // 0 - Camera Layer
+    // 1 - Bitmap Layer
+    object->data()->setCurrentLayer(1);
+
     mEditor->setObject(object);
 
     closeDialogs();
diff --git a/app/ui/filespage.ui b/app/ui/filespage.ui
index 7a8e3146eb..37ac3af32e 100644
--- a/app/ui/filespage.ui
+++ b/app/ui/filespage.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>316</width>
-    <height>422</height>
+    <width>390</width>
+    <height>611</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
         <property name="checked">
          <bool>true</bool>
         </property>
+        <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+         <string notr="true">startupGroup</string>
+        </attribute>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@
         <property name="checked">
          <bool>false</bool>
         </property>
+        <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+         <string notr="true">startupGroup</string>
+        </attribute>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
@@ -80,6 +86,9 @@
         <property name="text">
          <string>Load last active file</string>
         </property>
+        <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+         <string notr="true">startupGroup</string>
+        </attribute>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
@@ -110,7 +119,7 @@
         <property name="minimumSize">
          <size>
           <width>50</width>
-          <height>0</height>
+          <height>34</height>
          </size>
         </property>
         <property name="maximumSize">
@@ -150,4 +159,7 @@
  </widget>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
+ <buttongroups>
+  <buttongroup name="startupGroup"/>
+ </buttongroups>
 </ui>
diff --git a/core_lib/src/structure/object.cpp b/core_lib/src/structure/object.cpp
index e7691667d7..6dacc80407 100644
--- a/core_lib/src/structure/object.cpp
+++ b/core_lib/src/structure/object.cpp
@@ -208,14 +208,6 @@ void Object::setWorkingDir(const QString& path)
     mWorkingDirPath = path;
 }
 
-void Object::createDefaultLayers()
-{
-    // default layers
-    addNewCameraLayer();
-    addNewVectorLayer();
-    addNewBitmapLayer();
-}
-
 int Object::getMaxLayerID()
 {
     int maxId = 0;
diff --git a/core_lib/src/structure/object.h b/core_lib/src/structure/object.h
index a338afa166..bfe1c63041 100644
--- a/core_lib/src/structure/object.h
+++ b/core_lib/src/structure/object.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class Object final
     void createWorkingDir();
     void deleteWorkingDir() const;
     void setWorkingDir(const QString& path); // used by crash recovery
-    void createDefaultLayers();
 
     QString filePath() const { return mFilePath; }
     void    setFilePath(const QString& strFileName) { mFilePath = strFileName; }
diff --git a/core_lib/src/structure/objectdata.h b/core_lib/src/structure/objectdata.h
index c321ad585c..6d9694bcb0 100644
--- a/core_lib/src/structure/objectdata.h
+++ b/core_lib/src/structure/objectdata.h
@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@ class ObjectData
 private:
     int mCurrentFrame = 1;
     QColor mCurrentColor{ 0, 0, 0, 255 };
-    int mCurrentLayer = 2; // Layers are counted bottom up
-                           // 0 - Camera Layer
-                           // 1 - Vector Layer
-                           // 2 - Bitmap Layer
+    int mCurrentLayer = 0;
     // view manager
     QTransform mCurrentView;
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test_colormanager.cpp b/tests/src/test_colormanager.cpp
index cf03f1047b..0fdc824569 100644
--- a/tests/src/test_colormanager.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/test_colormanager.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ TEST_CASE("ColorManager set color tests")
     layerMgr->init();
 
     layerObj->init();
-    layerObj->createDefaultLayers();    // 0 = camera, 1 = vector, 2 = bitmap
+    // 0 = camera, 1 = vector, 2 = bitmap
+    layerObj->addNewCameraLayer();
+    layerObj->addNewVectorLayer();
+    layerObj->addNewBitmapLayer();
 
 
     SECTION("setColor non vector layer")
diff --git a/tests/src/test_filemanager.cpp b/tests/src/test_filemanager.cpp
index 85c410caf7..36b57875af 100644
--- a/tests/src/test_filemanager.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/test_filemanager.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ TEST_CASE("FileManager File-saving")
         // 1. create a animation with one red frame & save it
         Object* o1 = new Object;
         o1->init();
-        o1->createDefaultLayers();
+        o1->addNewCameraLayer();
+        o1->addNewVectorLayer();
+        o1->addNewBitmapLayer();
 
         LayerBitmap* layer = dynamic_cast<LayerBitmap*>(o1->getLayer(2));
         REQUIRE(layer->addNewKeyFrameAt(2));
@@ -350,7 +352,9 @@ TEST_CASE("FileManager File-saving")
         // 1. Create a animation with 150 frames & save it
         Object* o1 = new Object;
         o1->init();
-        o1->createDefaultLayers();
+        o1->addNewCameraLayer();
+        o1->addNewVectorLayer();
+        o1->addNewBitmapLayer();
 
         LayerBitmap* layer = dynamic_cast<LayerBitmap*>(o1->getLayer(2));
         for (int i = 100; i < 150; ++i)
diff --git a/tests/src/test_layermanager.cpp b/tests/src/test_layermanager.cpp
index 70a3058ae7..9cd717d9b2 100644
--- a/tests/src/test_layermanager.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/test_layermanager.cpp
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ TEST_CASE("LayerManager::init()")
         LayerManager* layerMgr = new LayerManager(editor);
         layerMgr->init();
 
-        object->init(); 
-        object->createDefaultLayers(); // create default 3 layers
+        object->init();
+        object->addNewCameraLayer();
+        object->addNewVectorLayer();
+        object->addNewBitmapLayer();
         REQUIRE(layerMgr->count() == 3);
-        REQUIRE(layerMgr->currentLayerIndex() == 2);
+        REQUIRE(layerMgr->currentLayerIndex() == 0);
         REQUIRE(layerMgr->getLayer(0)->type() == Layer::CAMERA);
         REQUIRE(layerMgr->getLayer(1)->type() == Layer::VECTOR);
         REQUIRE(layerMgr->getLayer(2)->type() == Layer::BITMAP);