diff --git a/application/views/logbookadvanced/index.php b/application/views/logbookadvanced/index.php
index c2a3bd0b5..2ecbf5fc9 100644
--- a/application/views/logbookadvanced/index.php
+++ b/application/views/logbookadvanced/index.php
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ var custom_date_format = "<?php echo $custom_date_format ?>";
 if (!isset($options)) {
    $options = "{\"datetime\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"de\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"dx\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"mode\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"rstr\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"rsts\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"band\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"myrefs\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"refs\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"name\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"qslvia\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"qsl\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"lotw\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"eqsl\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"qslmsg\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"dxcc\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"state\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"cqzone\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"iota\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"pota\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"operator\":{\"show\":\"true\"}}";
 }
+$current_opts=json_decode($options);
 echo "var user_options = $options;";
-if (!isset($options->pota)) {
+if (!isset($current_opts->pota)) {
         echo "\nvar o_template = { pota: {show: 'true'}};";
         echo "\nuser_options={...user_options, ...o_template}";
 }
-if (!isset($options->operator)) {
+if (!isset($current_opts->operator)) {
 	echo "\nvar o_template = { operator: {show: 'true'}};";
 	echo "\nuser_options={...user_options, ...o_template}";
 }