diff --git a/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_import_image_sequence.cpp b/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_import_image_sequence.cpp
index ba565435da..d518cfbc09 100644
--- a/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_import_image_sequence.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_import_image_sequence.cpp
@@ -1,158 +1,163 @@
 /*
  *  Copyright (c) 2016 Jouni Pentikäinen <joupent@gmail.com>
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *  GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #include "kis_dlg_import_image_sequence.h"
 
 #include "KisDocument.h"
 #include "KisMainWindow.h"
 #include "kis_image.h"
 #include "kis_image_animation_interface.h"
 #include "KisImportExportManager.h"
 #include "KoFileDialog.h"
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 
 
 class KisDlgImportImageSequence::ListItem : QListWidgetItem {
 
 public:
     ListItem(const QString &text, QListWidget *view, QCollator *collator)
         : QListWidgetItem(text, view),
        collator(collator)
     {}
 
     bool operator <(const QListWidgetItem &other) const override
     {
         int cmp = collator->compare(this->text(), other.text());
         return cmp < 0;
     }
 
 private:
     QCollator *collator;
 };
 
 KisDlgImportImageSequence::KisDlgImportImageSequence(KisMainWindow *mainWindow, KisDocument *document) :
     KoDialog(mainWindow),
     m_mainWindow(mainWindow),
     m_document(document)
 {
     setButtons(Ok | Cancel);
     setDefaultButton(Ok);
 
     QWidget * page = new QWidget(this);
     m_ui.setupUi(page);
     setMainWidget(page);
 
     enableButtonOk(false);
 
     m_ui.cmbOrder->addItem(i18n("Ascending"), Ascending);
     m_ui.cmbOrder->addItem(i18n("Descending"), Descending);
     m_ui.cmbOrder->setCurrentIndex(0);
 
     m_ui.cmbSortMode->addItem(i18n("Alphabetical"), Natural);
     m_ui.cmbSortMode->addItem(i18n("Numerical"), Numerical);
     m_ui.cmbSortMode->setCurrentIndex(1);
 
     m_ui.lstFiles->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
 
     connect(m_ui.btnAddImages, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &KisDlgImportImageSequence::slotAddFiles);
     connect(m_ui.btnRemove, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &KisDlgImportImageSequence::slotRemoveFiles);
     connect(m_ui.spinStep, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(slotSkipChanged(int)));
     connect(m_ui.cmbOrder, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(slotOrderOptionsChanged(int)));
     connect(m_ui.cmbSortMode, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(slotOrderOptionsChanged(int)));
+
+    // cold initialization of the controls
+    slotSkipChanged(m_ui.spinStep->value());
+    slotOrderOptionsChanged(m_ui.cmbOrder->currentIndex());
+    slotOrderOptionsChanged(m_ui.cmbSortMode->currentIndex());
 }
 
 QStringList KisDlgImportImageSequence::files()
 {
     QStringList list;
 
     for (int i=0; i < m_ui.lstFiles->count(); i++) {
         list.append(m_ui.lstFiles->item(i)->text());
     }
 
     return list;
 }
 
 int KisDlgImportImageSequence::firstFrame()
 {
     return m_ui.spinFirstFrame->value();
 }
 
 int KisDlgImportImageSequence::step()
 {
     return m_ui.spinStep->value();
 }
 
 void KisDlgImportImageSequence::slotAddFiles()
 {
     QStringList urls = showOpenFileDialog();
 
     if (!urls.isEmpty()) {
         Q_FOREACH(QString url, urls) {
             new ListItem(url, m_ui.lstFiles, &m_collator);
         }
 
         sortFileList();
     }
 
     enableButtonOk(m_ui.lstFiles->count() > 0);
 }
 
 QStringList KisDlgImportImageSequence::showOpenFileDialog()
 {
     KoFileDialog dialog(this, KoFileDialog::ImportFiles, "OpenDocument");
     dialog.setDefaultDir(QDesktopServices::storageLocation(QDesktopServices::PicturesLocation));
     dialog.setMimeTypeFilters(KisImportExportManager::mimeFilter(KisImportExportManager::Import));
     dialog.setCaption(i18n("Import Images"));
 
     return dialog.filenames();
 }
 
 
 
 void KisDlgImportImageSequence::slotRemoveFiles()
 {
     QList<QListWidgetItem*> selected = m_ui.lstFiles->selectedItems();
 
     Q_FOREACH(QListWidgetItem *item, selected) {
         delete item;
     }
 
     enableButtonOk(m_ui.lstFiles->count() > 0);
 }
 
 void KisDlgImportImageSequence::slotSkipChanged(int)
 {
     int documentFps = m_document->image()->animationInterface()->framerate();
     float sourceFps = 1.0f * documentFps / m_ui.spinStep->value();
 
     m_ui.lblFramerate->setText(i18n("Source fps: %1", sourceFps));
 }
 
 void KisDlgImportImageSequence::slotOrderOptionsChanged(int)
 {
     sortFileList();
 }
 
 void KisDlgImportImageSequence::sortFileList()
 {
     int order = m_ui.cmbOrder->currentData().toInt();
     bool numeric = m_ui.cmbSortMode->currentData().toInt() == Numerical;
 
     m_collator.setNumericMode(numeric);
     m_ui.lstFiles->sortItems((order == Ascending) ? Qt::AscendingOrder : Qt::DescendingOrder);
 }