diff --git a/ArduPlane/Parameters.cpp b/ArduPlane/Parameters.cpp
index 4458f57ef9..584c0354a0 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/Parameters.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/Parameters.cpp
@@ -1350,6 +1350,7 @@ void Plane::load_parameters(void)
         g.format_version.set_and_save(Parameters::k_format_version);
         hal.console->printf("done.\n");
     }
+    g.format_version.set_default(Parameters::k_format_version);
 
     uint32_t before = micros();
     // Load all auto-loaded EEPROM variables