diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm
index 6f30da477..7e61cd4a0 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ sub load_config {
     my ($config) = @_;
     
     foreach my $tab (values %{$self->{options_tabs}}) {
-        $tab->set_value($_, $config->$_) for keys %$config;
+        if ($self->{mode} eq 'expert') {
+            $tab->set_value($_, $config->$_) for keys %$config;
+        }
     }
 }