diff --git a/src/gui/ViewerWindow.cpp b/src/gui/ViewerWindow.cpp
index 6285779b..73600829 100644
--- a/src/gui/ViewerWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/ViewerWindow.cpp
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ ViewerWindow::ViewerWindow(wxWindow* parent, VNCConn* conn):
   /*
     setup upper window
   */
+  // set some default for now
+  this->show_1to1  = false;
   canvas_container->SetSizer(new wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL));
   canvas = new VNCCanvas(canvas_container, conn);
   adjustCanvasSize();
@@ -417,9 +419,6 @@ ViewerWindow::ViewerWindow(wxWindow* parent, VNCConn* conn):
   // IMPORTANT: make sizer obey to size hints!
   stats_container->GetSizer()->SetSizeHints(stats_container);
 
-  // set some default for now
-  this->show_1to1  = false;
-
   stats_timer.SetOwner(this, VIEWERWINDOW_STATS_TIMER_ID);
 }