diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/jd/gui/service/preferencespanel/ClassFileViewerPreferencesProvider.java b/services/src/main/java/org/jd/gui/service/preferencespanel/ClassFileViewerPreferencesProvider.java
index 7c5ad178..1d390aca 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/jd/gui/service/preferencespanel/ClassFileViewerPreferencesProvider.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/jd/gui/service/preferencespanel/ClassFileViewerPreferencesProvider.java
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public ClassFileViewerPreferencesProvider() {
 
     @Override
     public void loadPreferences(Map<String, String> preferences) {
-        escapeUnicodeCharactersCheckBox.setSelected(!"false".equals(preferences.get(ESCAPE_UNICODE_CHARACTERS)));
-        realignLineNumbersCheckBox.setSelected("true".equals(preferences.get(REALIGN_LINE_NUMBERS)));
+        escapeUnicodeCharactersCheckBox.setSelected("true".equals(preferences.get(ESCAPE_UNICODE_CHARACTERS)));
+        realignLineNumbersCheckBox.setSelected(!"false".equals(preferences.get(REALIGN_LINE_NUMBERS)));
     }
 
     @Override