diff --git a/GeometryView.cpp b/GeometryView.cpp
index e90e548..fd2ddd9 100644
--- a/GeometryView.cpp
+++ b/GeometryView.cpp
@@ -48,13 +48,12 @@ GeometryView::GeometryView() : View(GEOMETRY)
 {
     scene.root()->scale_ = glm::vec3(GEOMETRY_DEFAULT_SCALE, GEOMETRY_DEFAULT_SCALE, 1.0f);
     // read default settings
-    if ( Settings::application.views[mode_].name.empty() ) {
+    if ( Settings::application.views[mode_].name.empty() )
         // no settings found: store application default
-        Settings::application.views[mode_].name = "Geometry";
         saveSettings();
-    }
     else
         restoreSettings();
+    Settings::application.views[mode_].name = "Geometry";
 
     // Geometry Scene foreground
     output_surface_ = new Surface;
diff --git a/LayerView.cpp b/LayerView.cpp
index 1b98d7d..c4be552 100644
--- a/LayerView.cpp
+++ b/LayerView.cpp
@@ -46,14 +46,12 @@ LayerView::LayerView() : View(LAYER), aspect_ratio(1.f)
     scene.root()->scale_ = glm::vec3(LAYER_DEFAULT_SCALE, LAYER_DEFAULT_SCALE, 1.0f);
     scene.root()->translation_ = glm::vec3(2.2f, 1.2f, 0.0f);
     // read default settings
-    if ( Settings::application.views[mode_].name.empty() ) {
+    if ( Settings::application.views[mode_].name.empty() )
         // no settings found: store application default
-        Settings::application.views[mode_].name = "Layer";
         saveSettings();
-    }
-    else {
+    else
         restoreSettings();
-    }
+    Settings::application.views[mode_].name = "Layer";
 
     // Geometry Scene background
     frame_ = new Group;
diff --git a/MixingView.cpp b/MixingView.cpp
index 778f443..2b2bfdc 100644
--- a/MixingView.cpp
+++ b/MixingView.cpp
@@ -53,13 +53,12 @@ MixingView::MixingView() : View(MIXING), limbo_scale_(MIXING_MIN_THRESHOLD)
     scene.root()->scale_ = glm::vec3(MIXING_DEFAULT_SCALE, MIXING_DEFAULT_SCALE, 1.0f);
     scene.root()->translation_ = glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
     // read default settings
-    if ( Settings::application.views[mode_].name.empty() ) {
+    if ( Settings::application.views[mode_].name.empty() )
         // no settings found: store application default
-        Settings::application.views[mode_].name = "Mixing";
         saveSettings();
-    }
     else
         restoreSettings();
+    Settings::application.views[mode_].name = "Mixing";
 
     // Mixing scene background
     limbo_ = new Mesh("mesh/disk.ply");
diff --git a/TextureView.cpp b/TextureView.cpp
index 9cdc543..2131bfc 100644
--- a/TextureView.cpp
+++ b/TextureView.cpp
@@ -50,13 +50,12 @@ TextureView::TextureView() : View(TEXTURE), edit_source_(nullptr), need_edit_upd
     scene.root()->scale_ = glm::vec3(APPEARANCE_DEFAULT_SCALE, APPEARANCE_DEFAULT_SCALE, 1.0f);
     scene.root()->translation_ = glm::vec3(0.8f, 0.f, 0.0f);
     // read default settings
-    if ( Settings::application.views[mode_].name.empty() ) {
+    if ( Settings::application.views[mode_].name.empty() )
         // no settings found: store application default
-        Settings::application.views[mode_].name = "Texture";
         saveSettings();
-    }
     else
         restoreSettings();
+    Settings::application.views[mode_].name = "Texturing";
 
     //
     // Scene background
diff --git a/TransitionView.cpp b/TransitionView.cpp
index f20cc0e..31d3b90 100644
--- a/TransitionView.cpp
+++ b/TransitionView.cpp
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ TransitionView::TransitionView() : View(TRANSITION), transition_source_(nullptr)
     if ( Settings::application.views[mode_].name.empty() )
     {
         // no settings found: store application default
-        Settings::application.views[mode_].name = "Transition";
         scene.root()->scale_ = glm::vec3(TRANSITION_DEFAULT_SCALE, TRANSITION_DEFAULT_SCALE, 1.0f);
         scene.root()->translation_ = glm::vec3(1.5f, 0.f, 0.0f);
         saveSettings();
     }
     else
         restoreSettings();
+    Settings::application.views[mode_].name = "Transition";
 
     // Geometry Scene background
     gradient_ = new Switch;