diff --git a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
index 327031401..ea360d666 100644
--- a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
+++ b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ define([
                     Common.Utils.Metric.setCurrentMetric(value);
                     me.api.asc_SetDocumentUnits((value==Common.Utils.Metric.c_MetricUnits.inch) ? Asc.c_oAscDocumentUnits.Inch : ((value==Common.Utils.Metric.c_MetricUnits.pt) ? Asc.c_oAscDocumentUnits.Point : Asc.c_oAscDocumentUnits.Millimeter));
 
-                    if (me.api.asc_SetViewRulers) me.api.asc_SetViewRulers(!Common.localStorage.getBool('pe-hidden-rulers'));
+                    if (me.api.asc_SetViewRulers) me.api.asc_SetViewRulers(!Common.localStorage.getBool('pe-hidden-rulers', true));
 
                     me.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onChangeObjectLock',        _.bind(me._onChangeObjectLock, me));
                     me.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onDocumentModifiedChanged', _.bind(me.onDocumentModifiedChanged, me));
diff --git a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/view/Toolbar.js b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/view/Toolbar.js
index ee5182f03..34048d3e3 100644
--- a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/view/Toolbar.js
+++ b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/view/Toolbar.js
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ define([
                 });
 
                 this.mnuitemHideStatusBar.setChecked(Common.localStorage.getBool('pe-hidden-status'), true);
-                this.mnuitemHideRulers.setChecked(Common.localStorage.getBool("pe-hidden-rulers"), true);
+                this.mnuitemHideRulers.setChecked(Common.localStorage.getBool("pe-hidden-rulers", true), true);
 
 //            // Enable none paragraph components
                 this.lockToolbar(PE.enumLock.disableOnStart, false, {array: this.slideOnlyControls.concat(this.shapeControls)});