diff --git a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/configdialog/StageConfig.java b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/configdialog/StageConfig.java
index db6f6bd94..92c6bfa4e 100644
--- a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/configdialog/StageConfig.java
+++ b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/configdialog/StageConfig.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class StageConfig extends RocketComponentConfig {
 		// enable parallel staging
 		JPanel motherPanel = new JPanel( new MigLayout("fill"));
 		parallelEnabledModel = new BooleanModel( component, "Parallel");
-		parallelEnabledModel.setValue(false);
+		parallelEnabledModel.setValue( stage.getInline());
 		JCheckBox parallelEnabled = new JCheckBox( parallelEnabledModel);
 		parallelEnabled.setText(trans.get("RocketCompCfg.parallel.inline"));
 		motherPanel.add(parallelEnabled, "wrap");