diff --git a/gui/builtinPreferenceViews/pyfaGeneralPreferences.py b/gui/builtinPreferenceViews/pyfaGeneralPreferences.py
index 3e1a3bc1d..a2f6c193c 100644
--- a/gui/builtinPreferenceViews/pyfaGeneralPreferences.py
+++ b/gui/builtinPreferenceViews/pyfaGeneralPreferences.py
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ class PFGeneralPref ( PreferenceView):
 
     def onCBCompactSkills(self, event):
         self.sFit.serviceFittingOptions["compactSkills"] = self.cbCompactSkills.GetValue()
+        fitID = self.mainFrame.getActiveFit()
+        self.sFit.refreshFit(fitID)
+        wx.PostEvent(self.mainFrame, GE.FitChanged(fitID=fitID))
         event.Skip()
 
     def onCBReopenFits(self, event):
diff --git a/service/fit.py b/service/fit.py
index 6ca719dc5..9af64ee76 100644
--- a/service/fit.py
+++ b/service/fit.py
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ class Fit(object):
             "defaultCharacter": self.character.ID,
             "useGlobalForceReload": False,
             "colorFitBySlot": False,
-            "rackSlots": False,
-            "rackLabels": False,
-            "compactSkills": False}
+            "rackSlots": True,
+            "rackLabels": True,
+            "compactSkills": True}
 
         self.serviceFittingOptions = SettingsProvider.getInstance().getSettings(
             "pyfaServiceFittingOptions", serviceFittingDefaultOptions)