diff --git a/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.qml b/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.qml
index b7cf86ef58..a717ee6fa6 100644
--- a/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.qml
+++ b/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.qml
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ Cura.MachineAction
                                         }
                                     }
                                     currentIndex: machineExtruderCountProvider.properties.value - 1
+                                    Component.onCompleted:
+                                    {
+                                        manager.setMachineExtruderCount(1);
+                                    }
                                     onActivated:
                                     {
                                         manager.setMachineExtruderCount(index + 1);
diff --git a/resources/definitions/custom.def.json b/resources/definitions/custom.def.json
index 8f15f00a0f..80e01916bb 100644
--- a/resources/definitions/custom.def.json
+++ b/resources/definitions/custom.def.json
@@ -22,5 +22,12 @@
             "7": "custom_extruder_8"
         },
         "first_start_actions": ["MachineSettingsAction"]
+    },
+    "overrides":
+    {
+        "machine_extruder_count":
+        {
+            "default_value": 8
+        }
     }
 }