diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/filetree/LocalAndRemoteFileManager.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/filetree/LocalAndRemoteFileManager.java
index ce101c66ae54b82f89807c5851b7acd2f320fd4b..a214220d14d815dc3fe2bd2d7ece5038f15ebec8 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/filetree/LocalAndRemoteFileManager.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/filetree/LocalAndRemoteFileManager.java
@@ -590,6 +590,8 @@ public class LocalAndRemoteFileManager extends JFrame
       });
       fileMenu.add(splitGFF);
       
+      if(Options.getOptions().getPropertyTruthValue("show_polypeptide_domains"))
+        domainLoad.setSelected(true);
       fileMenu.add(domainLoad);
       fileMenu.add(lazyLoad);