diff --git a/libs/ui/kis_paintop_box.cc b/libs/ui/kis_paintop_box.cc
--- a/libs/ui/kis_paintop_box.cc
+++ b/libs/ui/kis_paintop_box.cc
@@ -818,8 +818,10 @@
     //manually set the engine to use a new preset.
     KoID id(paintop, KisPaintOpRegistry::instance()->get(paintop)->name());
     KisPaintOpPresetSP preset = defaultPreset(id);
+
+    slotSetPaintop(paintop);  // change the paintop settings area and update the UI
+
     if (!preset) {
-        slotSetPaintop(paintop);  // change the paintop settings area and update the UI
         m_presetsPopup->setCreatingBrushFromScratch(true); // disable UI elements while creating from scratch
         preset = m_resourceProvider->currentPreset();
     } else {