diff --git a/rtdata/languages/default b/rtdata/languages/default
index 5a9f1dd3c..dcc2272fc 100644
--- a/rtdata/languages/default
+++ b/rtdata/languages/default
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ PREFERENCES_FLUOF7;Fluorescent F7
 PREFERENCES_FLUOF11;Fluorescent F11
 PREFERENCES_FORIMAGE;For non-raw photos
 PREFERENCES_FORRAW;For raw photos
-PREFERENCES_FSTRIP_SAME_THUMB_HEIGHT;Same thumbnail height between the Editor's panel and the File Browser
+PREFERENCES_FSTRIP_SAME_THUMB_HEIGHT;Same thumbnail height between the Filmstrip and the File Browser
 PREFERENCES_FSTRIP_SAME_THUMB_HEIGHT_HINT;Having separate thumbnail size will require more processing time each time you'll switch between the single Editor tab and the File Browser.
 PREFERENCES_GIMPPATH;GIMP installation directory
 PREFERENCES_GREY;Output device's Yb luminance (%)
diff --git a/rtgui/options.cc b/rtgui/options.cc
index 788e19a0c..8c874a275 100644
--- a/rtgui/options.cc
+++ b/rtgui/options.cc
@@ -356,10 +356,10 @@ void Options::setDefaults ()
     profilePath = "profiles";
     loadSaveProfilePath = "";           // will be corrected in load as otherwise construction fails
     version = "0.0.0.0";                // temporary value; will be correctly set in RTWindow::on_realize
-    thumbSize = 240;
-    thumbSizeTab = 180;
+    thumbSize = 160;
+    thumbSizeTab = 160;
     thumbSizeQueue = 160;
-    sameThumbSize = true;               // preferring speed of switch between file browser and single editor tab
+    sameThumbSize = false;               // preferring speed of switch between file browser and single editor tab
     showHistory = true;
     showFilePanelState = 0;             // Not used anymore ; was the thumb strip state
     showInfo = true;