diff --git a/canframemodel.cpp b/canframemodel.cpp
index a778796..985868d 100644
--- a/canframemodel.cpp
+++ b/canframemodel.cpp
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ CANFrameModel::CANFrameModel(QObject *parent)
     filteredFrames.reserve(preallocSize);
 
     dbcHandler = DBCHandler::getReference();
-    interpretFrames = false;
-    overwriteDups = false;
-    filtersPersistDuringClear = false;
+    interpretFrames = true;
+    overwriteDups = true;
+    filtersPersistDuringClear = true;
     useHexMode = true;
     useColorsByCanId = false;
     timeStyle = TS_MICROS;
@@ -870,13 +870,13 @@ int CANFrameModel::sendBulkRefresh()
     return num;
 }
 
-void CANFrameModel::clearFrames()
+void CANFrameModel::clearFrames(bool forceClearFilters)
 {
     mutex.lock();
     this->beginResetModel();
     frames.clear();
     filteredFrames.clear();
-    if(filtersPersistDuringClear == false)
+    if(filtersPersistDuringClear == false || forceClearFilters)
     {
         filters.clear();
         busFilters.clear();
diff --git a/canframemodel.h b/canframemodel.h
index 6f58257..da89823 100644
--- a/canframemodel.h
+++ b/canframemodel.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
     void sendRefresh();
     void sendRefresh(int);
     int  sendBulkRefresh();
-    void clearFrames();
+    void clearFrames(bool forceClearFilters = false);
     void setInterpretMode(bool);
     bool getInterpretMode();
     void setOverwriteMode(bool);
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 56ba04c..74f1aed 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     normalRowHeight = ui->canFramesView->rowHeight(0);
     if (normalRowHeight == 0) normalRowHeight = 30; //should not be necessary but provides a sane number if something stupid happened.
     qDebug() << "normal row height = " << normalRowHeight;
-    model->clearFrames();
+    model->clearFrames(true);
 
     ui->canFramesView->verticalHeader()->setDefaultSectionSize(normalRowHeight);    // Set the default height for all rows to the height that was calculated
 
diff --git a/ui/mainwindow.ui b/ui/mainwindow.ui
index fa8430f..c369540 100644
--- a/ui/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/ui/mainwindow.ui
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@
           <property name="text">
            <string>Keep Filters When Clearing</string>
           </property>
+          <property name="checked">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
@@ -255,6 +258,9 @@
           <property name="enabled">
            <bool>true</bool>
           </property>
+          <property name="checked">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
           <property name="text">
            <string>Overwrite Mode</string>
           </property>
@@ -272,6 +278,9 @@
           <property name="text">
            <string>Interpret Frames</string>
           </property>
+          <property name="checked">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>