diff --git a/js/components/nglView/constants/index.js b/js/components/nglView/constants/index.js
index dd9afd910..3bdd93564 100644
--- a/js/components/nglView/constants/index.js
+++ b/js/components/nglView/constants/index.js
@@ -79,3 +79,12 @@ export const MOL_REPRESENTATION = {
 };
 
 export const MOL_REPRESENTATION_BUFFER = 'buffer';
+
+export const NGL_VIEW_DEFAULT_VALUES = {
+  [NGL_PARAMS.backgroundColor]: BACKGROUND_COLOR.black,
+  [NGL_PARAMS.clipNear]: 42,
+  [NGL_PARAMS.clipFar]: 100,
+  [NGL_PARAMS.clipDist]: 10,
+  [NGL_PARAMS.fogNear]: 50,
+  [NGL_PARAMS.fogFar]: 62
+};
diff --git a/js/reducers/ngl/nglReducers.js b/js/reducers/ngl/nglReducers.js
index dd528df9d..b161112d2 100644
--- a/js/reducers/ngl/nglReducers.js
+++ b/js/reducers/ngl/nglReducers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BACKGROUND_COLOR, NGL_PARAMS } from '../../components/nglView/constants';
+import { BACKGROUND_COLOR, NGL_PARAMS, NGL_VIEW_DEFAULT_VALUES } from '../../components/nglView/constants';
 import { CONSTANTS } from './constants';
 import { VIEWS } from '../../constants/constants';
 
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ export const INITIAL_STATE = {
     [NGL_PARAMS.ambientColor]: 0xdddddd,
     [NGL_PARAMS.ambientIntensity]: 0.2,
     [NGL_PARAMS.hoverTimeout]: 0, */
-    [NGL_PARAMS.backgroundColor]: BACKGROUND_COLOR.black,
-    [NGL_PARAMS.clipNear]: 42,
-    [NGL_PARAMS.clipFar]: 100,
-    [NGL_PARAMS.clipDist]: 10,
-    [NGL_PARAMS.fogNear]: 50,
-    [NGL_PARAMS.fogFar]: 62
+    ...NGL_VIEW_DEFAULT_VALUES
+    // [NGL_PARAMS.backgroundColor]: BACKGROUND_COLOR.black,
+    // [NGL_PARAMS.clipNear]: 42,
+    // [NGL_PARAMS.clipFar]: 100,
+    // [NGL_PARAMS.clipDist]: 10,
+    // [NGL_PARAMS.fogNear]: 50,
+    // [NGL_PARAMS.fogFar]: 62
   },
 
   // Helper variables for marking that protein and molecule groups are successful loaded
diff --git a/js/reducers/tracking/dispatchActions.js b/js/reducers/tracking/dispatchActions.js
index adf7c0aac..b6695cbbc 100644
--- a/js/reducers/tracking/dispatchActions.js
+++ b/js/reducers/tracking/dispatchActions.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ import {
   updateComponentRepresentationVisibilityAll,
   changeComponentRepresentation
 } from '../../../js/reducers/ngl/actions';
-import { NGL_PARAMS } from '../../components/nglView/constants';
+import { NGL_PARAMS, NGL_VIEW_DEFAULT_VALUES } from '../../components/nglView/constants';
 import * as listType from '../../constants/listTypes';
 import { assignRepresentationToComp } from '../../components/nglView/generatingObjects';
 import {
@@ -731,39 +731,51 @@ export const restoreNglViewSettings = stages => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const orderedActionList = currentActionList.reverse((a, b) => a.timestamp - b.timestamp);
 
   let backgroundAction = orderedActionList.find(action => action.type === actionType.BACKGROUND_COLOR_CHANGED);
-  if (backgroundAction && backgroundAction.newSetting) {
+  if (backgroundAction && backgroundAction.newSetting !== undefined) {
     let value = backgroundAction.newSetting;
     dispatch(setNglBckGrndColor(value, majorView, summaryView));
+  } else {
+    dispatch(setNglBckGrndColor(NGL_VIEW_DEFAULT_VALUES[NGL_PARAMS.backgroundColor], majorView, summaryView));
   }
 
   let clipNearAction = orderedActionList.find(action => action.type === actionType.CLIP_NEAR);
-  if (clipNearAction && clipNearAction.newSetting) {
+  if (clipNearAction && clipNearAction.newSetting !== undefined) {
     let value = clipNearAction.newSetting;
     dispatch(setNglClipNear(value, viewParams[NGL_PARAMS.clipNear], majorView));
+  } else {
+    dispatch(setNglClipNear(NGL_VIEW_DEFAULT_VALUES[NGL_PARAMS.clipNear], viewParams[NGL_PARAMS.clipNear], majorView));
   }
 
   let clipFarAction = orderedActionList.find(action => action.type === actionType.CLIP_FAR);
-  if (clipFarAction && clipFarAction.newSetting) {
+  if (clipFarAction && clipFarAction.newSetting !== undefined) {
     let value = clipFarAction.newSetting;
     dispatch(setNglClipFar(value, viewParams[NGL_PARAMS.clipFar], majorView));
+  } else {
+    dispatch(setNglClipFar(NGL_VIEW_DEFAULT_VALUES[NGL_PARAMS.clipFar], viewParams[NGL_PARAMS.clipFar], majorView));
   }
 
   let clipDistAction = orderedActionList.find(action => action.type === actionType.CLIP_DIST);
-  if (clipDistAction && clipDistAction.newSetting) {
+  if (clipDistAction && clipDistAction.newSetting !== undefined) {
     let value = clipDistAction.newSetting;
     dispatch(setNglClipDist(value, viewParams[NGL_PARAMS.clipDist], majorView));
+  } else {
+    dispatch(setNglClipDist(NGL_VIEW_DEFAULT_VALUES[NGL_PARAMS.clipDist], viewParams[NGL_PARAMS.clipDist], majorView));
   }
 
   let fogNearAction = orderedActionList.find(action => action.type === actionType.FOG_NEAR);
-  if (fogNearAction && fogNearAction.newSetting) {
+  if (fogNearAction && fogNearAction.newSetting !== undefined) {
     let value = fogNearAction.newSetting;
     dispatch(setNglFogNear(value, viewParams[NGL_PARAMS.fogNear], majorView));
+  } else {
+    dispatch(setNglFogNear(NGL_VIEW_DEFAULT_VALUES[NGL_PARAMS.fogNear], viewParams[NGL_PARAMS.fogNear], majorView));
   }
 
   let fogFarAction = orderedActionList.find(action => action.type === actionType.FOG_FAR);
-  if (fogFarAction && fogFarAction.newSetting) {
+  if (fogFarAction && fogFarAction.newSetting !== undefined) {
     let value = fogFarAction.newSetting;
     dispatch(setNglFogFar(value, viewParams[NGL_PARAMS.fogFar], majorView));
+  } else {
+    dispatch(setNglFogFar(NGL_VIEW_DEFAULT_VALUES[NGL_PARAMS.fogFar], viewParams[NGL_PARAMS.fogFar], majorView));
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b0edfcbb9..9cc6ecf42 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "fragalysis-frontend",
-  "version": "0.9.48",
+  "version": "0.9.50",
   "description": "Frontend for fragalysis",
   "main": "webpack.config.js",
   "scripts": {