diff --git a/web/client/actions/__tests__/layers-test.js b/web/client/actions/__tests__/layers-test.js
index b10ee2c602..937d5f4d8f 100644
--- a/web/client/actions/__tests__/layers-test.js
+++ b/web/client/actions/__tests__/layers-test.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ describe('Test correctness of the layers actions', () => {
         expect(retval1).toExist();
         expect(retval1.type).toBe(ADD_LAYER);
         expect(retval1.layer).toBe(testVal);
-        expect(retval1.foreground).toBe(false);
+        expect(retval1.foreground).toBe(true);
 
         const retval2 = addLayer(testVal, true);
 
diff --git a/web/client/actions/layers.js b/web/client/actions/layers.js
index 2ba8370d22..4e1dedeea1 100644
--- a/web/client/actions/layers.js
+++ b/web/client/actions/layers.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function layerError(layerId) {
     };
 }
 
-function addLayer(layer, foreground = false) {
+function addLayer(layer, foreground = true) {
     return {
         type: ADD_LAYER,
         layer,