diff --git a/src/xinit.c b/src/xinit.c
index a85769e9..c9753e97 100644
--- a/src/xinit.c
+++ b/src/xinit.c
@@ -2159,6 +2159,7 @@ int Tcl_AppInit(Tcl_Interp *inter)
  /* *AFTER* X initialization done                                                    */
  /*                                                                                  */
  if(has_x) {
+   tclsetintvar("tctx::max_new_windows", MAX_NEW_WINDOWS);
    tcleval("pack_widgets; set_bindings .drw");
  }
 
@@ -2226,7 +2227,6 @@ int Tcl_AppInit(Tcl_Interp *inter)
    load_schematic(1, fname, !do_netlist);
  }
 
- tclsetintvar("tctx::max_new_windows", MAX_NEW_WINDOWS);
 
  zoom_full(0, 0, 1, 0.97);   /* Necessary to tell xschem the initial area to display */
  xctx->pending_fullzoom=1;
diff --git a/src/xschem.tcl b/src/xschem.tcl
index 7104ec30..20db42e6 100644
--- a/src/xschem.tcl
+++ b/src/xschem.tcl
@@ -4048,10 +4048,11 @@ proc pack_widgets { { topwin {} } } {
     pack $topwin.statusbar.8 -side left 
     pack $topwin.statusbar.1 -side left -fill x
     pack $topwin.menubar -anchor n -side top -fill x
+    pack $topwin.drw -anchor n -side top -fill both -expand true
+    setup_tabbed_interface
     if {$tabbed_interface} {
        pack $topwin.tabs  -fill x -side top -expand false -side top
     }
-    pack $topwin.drw -anchor n -side top -fill both -expand true
     toolbar_show $topwin
     pack $topwin.statusbar -after $topwin.drw -anchor sw  -fill x 
     bind $topwin.statusbar.5 <Leave> "set cadgrid \[$topwin.statusbar.5 get\]; xschem set cadgrid \$cadgrid"
@@ -4569,7 +4570,6 @@ proc build_widgets { {topwin {} } } {
 
   focus $topwin.drw
   if { $topwin == {} } {set rootwin .} else { set rootwin $topwin} 
-  setup_tabbed_interface
   wm  title $rootwin "xschem - "
   wm iconname $rootwin "xschem - "
   $rootwin configure  -background {}