diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 381e4fe311..969115a41f 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -3295,3 +3295,11 @@ Rom    26 Mar 2006
     clientgui/
         BOINCGUIApp.cpp
         MainDocument.cpp, .h
+
+Rom    27 Mar 2006
+    - Bug Fix: When choosing a default value for something, use a value that
+        connot be confused with valid data otherwise you might overwrite valid
+        default values setup during object creation.
+        
+    clientgui/
+        BOINCListCtrl.cpp
diff --git a/clientgui/BOINCListCtrl.cpp b/clientgui/BOINCListCtrl.cpp
index 5cdded370a..d47956c6d8 100644
--- a/clientgui/BOINCListCtrl.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/BOINCListCtrl.cpp
@@ -122,11 +122,15 @@ bool CBOINCListCtrl::OnRestoreState(wxConfigBase* pConfig) {
 
         pConfig->SetPath(strBaseConfigLocation + liColumnInfo.GetText());
 
-        pConfig->Read(wxT("Width"), &iTempValue, 80);
-        liColumnInfo.SetWidth(iTempValue);
+        pConfig->Read(wxT("Width"), &iTempValue, -1);
+        if (-1 != iTempValue) {
+            liColumnInfo.SetWidth(iTempValue);
+        }
 
-        pConfig->Read(wxT("Format"), &iTempValue, 0);
-        liColumnInfo.SetAlign((wxListColumnFormat)iTempValue);
+        pConfig->Read(wxT("Format"), &iTempValue, -1);
+        if (-1 != iTempValue) {
+            liColumnInfo.SetAlign((wxListColumnFormat)iTempValue);
+        }
 
         SetColumn(iIndex, liColumnInfo);
     }