diff --git a/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.qml b/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.qml
index 56d0d5e17f..4511665c58 100644
--- a/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.qml
+++ b/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.qml
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ Cura.MachineAction
                                     currentIndex: machineExtruderCountProvider.properties.value - 1
                                     Component.onCompleted:
                                     {
-                                        //manager.setMachineExtruderCount(1);
+                                        manager.setMachineExtruderCount(1);
                                     }
                                     onActivated:
                                     {
diff --git a/resources/definitions/custom.def.json b/resources/definitions/custom.def.json
index f8201b265c..80e01916bb 100644
--- a/resources/definitions/custom.def.json
+++ b/resources/definitions/custom.def.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     {
         "machine_extruder_count":
         {
-            "default_value": 1
+            "default_value": 8
         }
     }
 }