diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/LoadLayoutOptionsDialog.ui b/src/laybasic/laybasic/LoadLayoutOptionsDialog.ui
index 44bc22a6b..27860645a 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/LoadLayoutOptionsDialog.ui
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/LoadLayoutOptionsDialog.ui
@@ -33,17 +33,14 @@
     <number>9</number>
    </property>
    <item>
-    <widget class="QFrame" name="frame_2">
+    <widget class="QFrame" name="tech_frame">
      <property name="frameShape">
       <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
      </property>
      <property name="frameShadow">
       <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
      </property>
-     <layout class="QHBoxLayout">
-      <property name="spacing">
-       <number>6</number>
-      </property>
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
       <property name="leftMargin">
        <number>0</number>
       </property>
@@ -56,17 +53,17 @@
       <property name="bottomMargin">
        <number>0</number>
       </property>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+      <item row="0" column="1">
+       <widget class="QComboBox" name="tech_cbx"/>
+      </item>
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="tech_cbx_label">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Technology to be associated with layout</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QComboBox" name="tech_cbx"/>
-      </item>
-      <item>
+      <item row="0" column="2">
        <spacer>
         <property name="orientation">
          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -79,25 +76,25 @@
         </property>
        </spacer>
       </item>
+      <item row="1" column="0" colspan="3">
+       <spacer>
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeType">
+         <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>0</width>
+          <height>10</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item>
-    <spacer>
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="sizeType">
-      <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-      <size>
-       <width>0</width>
-       <height>10</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-    </spacer>
-   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QFrame" name="frame">
      <property name="frameShape">
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLoadLayoutOptionsDialog.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLoadLayoutOptionsDialog.cc
index ead56ec08..9fc9d487f 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLoadLayoutOptionsDialog.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLoadLayoutOptionsDialog.cc
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ LoadLayoutOptionsDialog::update ()
   }
 
   const db::Technology *tech = m_tech_array [m_technology_index];
-  mp_ui->options_tab->setEnabled (tech && tech->is_persisted ());
+  mp_ui->options_tab->setEnabled (!tech || tech->is_persisted ());
 
   for (std::vector< std::pair<StreamReaderOptionsPage *, std::string> >::iterator page = m_pages.begin (); page != m_pages.end (); ++page) {
     if (page->first) {
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ LoadLayoutOptionsDialog::edit_global_options (lay::PluginRoot *config_root, db::
 
   mp_ui->tech_cbx->blockSignals (false);
   mp_ui->tech_cbx->show ();
+  mp_ui->tech_frame->show ();
 
   if (get_options_internal ()) {
 
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ LoadLayoutOptionsDialog::edit_global_options (lay::PluginRoot *config_root, db::
 bool 
 LoadLayoutOptionsDialog::get_options (db::LoadLayoutOptions &options)
 {
-  mp_ui->tech_cbx->hide ();
+  mp_ui->tech_frame->hide ();
   mp_ui->always_cbx->hide ();
 
   m_opt_array.clear ();