diff --git a/js/app/models/PlotObjects/PlotRequestObject.js b/js/app/models/PlotObjects/PlotRequestObject.js
index 3960fa2..e7430c8 100644
--- a/js/app/models/PlotObjects/PlotRequestObject.js
+++ b/js/app/models/PlotObjects/PlotRequestObject.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Ext.define('amdaPlotObj.PlotRequestObject', {
               {name: 'one-file-per-interval', type: 'boolean'},
               {name: 'last-plotted-tab', type: 'int', defaultValue: 0},
               {name: 'last-tab-id', type: 'int', defaultValue: 0},
-				  {name: 'active-tab-id', type: 'int', defaultValue: 0}
+				  {name: 'active-tab-id', type: 'int', defaultValue: 1}
     ],
     
     hasMany: {
diff --git a/js/app/views/PlotComponents/PlotTabPanel.js b/js/app/views/PlotComponents/PlotTabPanel.js
index 3c492b9..ae38ec8 100644
--- a/js/app/views/PlotComponents/PlotTabPanel.js
+++ b/js/app/views/PlotComponents/PlotTabPanel.js
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ Ext.define('amdaPlotComp.PlotTabPanel', {
 		this.object = object;
 		this.removeAll();
 		var selectedTab = this.object.get('active-tab-id');
-		// init empty request
-		if (selectedTab == 0)
-				selectedTab++;
-		
+
 		this.object.tabs().each(function (rec, index) {
 			var isSelected = false;
 			if (index+1 == selectedTab) 
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