diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml
index 5a146910e7..b1613dff85 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ Item
                 target: UM.Preferences
                 onPreferenceChanged:
                 {
-                    layerTypeCombobox.currentIndex = UM.SimulationView.compatibilityMode ? 1 : UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/layer_view_type");
+                    layerTypeCombobox.currentIndex = UM.SimulationView.compatibilityMode ? 1 : UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/layer_view_type")
                     layerTypeCombobox.updateLegends(layerTypeCombobox.currentIndex)
                     viewSettings.extruder_opacities = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/extruder_opacities").split("|")
                     viewSettings.show_travel_moves = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/show_travel_moves")
diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/__init__.py b/plugins/SimulationView/__init__.py
index 1efb7fd650..420ee60660 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/__init__.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ def createSimulationViewProxy(engine, script_engine):
 def register(app):
     simulation_view = SimulationView.SimulationView()
     qmlRegisterSingletonType(SimulationViewProxy.SimulationViewProxy, "UM", 1, 0, "SimulationView", simulation_view.getProxy)
-    return { "view": SimulationView.SimulationView()}
+    return { "view": simulation_view}