diff --git a/customize.dist/pages.js b/customize.dist/pages.js
index 20b320436..1cd8110b5 100644
--- a/customize.dist/pages.js
+++ b/customize.dist/pages.js
@@ -598,7 +598,6 @@ define([
                     }, Msg.canvas_width),
                     h('input#cp-app-whiteboard-width', {
                         type: 'range',
-                        value: "5",
                         min: "1",
                         max: "100"
                     }),
@@ -610,7 +609,6 @@ define([
                     }, Msg.canvas_opacity),
                     h('input#cp-app-whiteboard-opacity', {
                         type: 'range',
-                        value: "1",
                         min: "0.1",
                         max: "1",
                         step: "0.1"
diff --git a/www/whiteboard/inner.js b/www/whiteboard/inner.js
index b8ee7651c..4c5c26d5c 100644
--- a/www/whiteboard/inner.js
+++ b/www/whiteboard/inner.js
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ define([
             Cryptpad.removeLoadingScreen();
             setEditable(!readOnly);
             initializing = false;
-            config.onRemote();
+            config.onLocal();
 
             if (readOnly) { return; }
             if (isNew) {
@@ -535,7 +535,8 @@ define([
         nThen(function (waitFor) {
             $(waitFor(function () {
                 Cryptpad.addLoadingScreen();
-                $('body').append(Pages['/whiteboard/']());
+                var $div = $('<div>').append(Pages['/whiteboard/']());
+                $('body').append($div.html());
             }));
             SFCommon.create(waitFor(function (c) { APP.common = common = c; }));
         }).nThen(function (/*waitFor*/) {