diff --git a/src/Application/SettingsLoader.cpp b/src/Application/SettingsLoader.cpp
index 4466a52..cd84684 100644
--- a/src/Application/SettingsLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/Application/SettingsLoader.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ SettingsLoader * SettingsLoader::instance(){
 	return _instance;
 }
 
+SettingsLoader::SettingsLoader(){
+    _lastLoadedFilename = "surfaces.xml";
+}
+
 bool SettingsLoader::load(SurfaceStack & surfaces, MediaServer & mediaServer, string fileName){
 	
 	ofxXmlSettings * xmlSettings = new ofxXmlSettings();
diff --git a/src/Application/SettingsLoader.h b/src/Application/SettingsLoader.h
index a39e087..0e60ed3 100644
--- a/src/Application/SettingsLoader.h
+++ b/src/Application/SettingsLoader.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class SettingsLoader {
 	
 	private:
 		static SettingsLoader * _instance;
+    
+        SettingsLoader();
 	
 		BaseSurface * getTriangleSurface(ofxXmlSettings * xmlSettings);
 		BaseSurface * getQuadSurface(ofxXmlSettings * xmlSettings);