diff --git a/QtPyLoT.py b/QtPyLoT.py
index 70bd2c9b..1caf4cd8 100755
--- a/QtPyLoT.py
+++ b/QtPyLoT.py
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                 self.fileMenu.addAction(action)
         self.fileMenu.addSeparator()
         self.fileMenu.addAction(self.fileMenuActions[-1])
-        
 
     def loadData(self, fname=None):
         if fname is None:
@@ -179,9 +178,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         statsButtons = layoutStationButtons(self.getData(), self.getComponent())
         _layout.addLayout(statsButtons)
         _layout.addWidget(self.DataPlot)
-        self.setLayout(_layout)
-        self.setCentralWidget(_widget)
-        
+
         openIcon = self.style().standardIcon(QStyle.SP_DirOpenIcon)
         quitIcon = self.style().standardIcon(QStyle.SP_MediaStop)
         saveIcon = self.style().standardIcon(QStyle.SP_DriveHDIcon)
@@ -235,6 +232,12 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         status.addPermanentWidget(self.eventLabel)
         status.showMessage("Ready", 500)
 
+        statsButtons = layoutStationButtons(self.getData(), self.getComponent())
+        _layout.addLayout(statsButtons)
+        _layout.addWidget(self.DataPlot)
+        _widget.setLayout(_layout)
+        self.setCentralWidget(_widget)
+
     def okToContinue(self):
         if self.dirty:
             return self.saveData()
diff --git a/pylot/RELEASE-VERSION b/pylot/RELEASE-VERSION
index 0b303821..c5affb8d 100644
--- a/pylot/RELEASE-VERSION
+++ b/pylot/RELEASE-VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9603-dirty
+ef8b-dirty
diff --git a/pylot/core/util/layouts.py b/pylot/core/util/layouts.py
index 632c2473..c9011a66 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/layouts.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/layouts.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def layoutStationButtons(data, comp):
                 stationButtons.append(QPushButton('%s'.format(stat)))
         except:
             for n in range(5):
-                stationButtons.append(QPushButton('ST%02d'.format(n)))
+                stationButtons.append(QPushButton('ST{0:02d}'.format(n+1)))
         for button in stationButtons:
             layout.addWidget(button)
         return layout
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