diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.cpp
index 35439a788..e2aa2556e 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.cpp
@@ -43,11 +43,14 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
             this->tabBar()->setExpanding(false);
             this->tabBar()->setUsesScrollButtons(true);
+            this->setCurrentIndex(0); // 1st tab
+            ui->comp_DataLoadOverview->setVisibleDbRefreshButtons(false);
 
             this->connect(ui->hs_SettingsGuiAircraftRefreshTime, &QSlider::valueChanged, this, &CSettingsComponent::changedAircraftUpdateInterval);
             this->connect(ui->hs_SettingsGuiAtcRefreshTime, &QSlider::valueChanged, this, &CSettingsComponent::changedAtcStationsUpdateInterval);
             this->connect(ui->hs_SettingsGuiUserRefreshTime, &QSlider::valueChanged, this, &CSettingsComponent::changedUsersUpdateInterval);
             this->connect(ui->comp_SettingsGuiGeneral, &CSettingsGuiComponent::changedWindowsOpacity, this, &CSettingsComponent::changedWindowsOpacity);
+
         }
 
         CSettingsComponent::~CSettingsComponent()
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.ui
index 37c8a6a86..d7ea7f6c2 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.ui
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
    <string>Settings</string>
   </property>
   <property name="currentIndex">
-   <number>1</number>
+   <number>0</number>
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="tb_SettingsTrafficNetworkServers">
    <attribute name="title">