diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp
index aff8d341d2..7ac6ddc2a2 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ void DlgSettingsSelection::saveSettings()
 void DlgSettingsSelection::loadSettings()
 {
     auto handle = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/TreeView");
-    ui->checkBoxAutoSwitch->setChecked(handle->GetBool("SyncView"));
-    ui->checkBoxAutoExpand->setChecked(handle->GetBool("SyncSelection"));
-    ui->checkBoxPreselect->setChecked(handle->GetBool("PreSelection"));
-    ui->checkBoxRecord->setChecked(handle->GetBool("RecordSelection"));
+    ui->checkBoxAutoSwitch->setChecked(handle->GetBool("SyncView", true));
+    ui->checkBoxAutoExpand->setChecked(handle->GetBool("SyncSelection", true));
+    ui->checkBoxPreselect->setChecked(handle->GetBool("PreSelection", true));
+    ui->checkBoxRecord->setChecked(handle->GetBool("RecordSelection", true));
     ui->checkBoxSelectionCheckBoxes->setChecked(handle->GetBool("CheckBoxesSelection"));
 }