diff --git a/src/ui/MainWindow.cc b/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
index 1abeebe7f2c021c0e5f23780909bf296295f0579..e45c50a5a2a53203523dfb8d568d1b5893db0a50 100644
--- a/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
+++ b/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
@@ -1417,6 +1417,7 @@ void MainWindow::connectCommonActions()
 
     // Connect actions from ui
     connect(ui.actionAdd_Link, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(addLink()));
+    ui.actionAdvanced_Mode->setChecked(isAdvancedMode);
     connect(ui.actionAdvanced_Mode,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(setAdvancedMode()));
 
     // Connect internal actions