diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechResultDefinition.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechResultDefinition.cpp
index ed5f0599ee..d799a8846a 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechResultDefinition.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechResultDefinition.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ RimGeoMechResultDefinition::RimGeoMechResultDefinition(void)
     m_resultVariableUiField.uiCapability()->setUiEditorTypeName(caf::PdmUiListEditor::uiEditorTypeName());
     m_resultVariableUiField.uiCapability()->setUiLabelPosition(caf::PdmUiItemInfo::TOP);
 
-
-
+    m_isChangedByField = false;
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -124,6 +123,14 @@ void RimGeoMechResultDefinition::defineUiOrdering(QString uiConfigName, caf::Pdm
             timeLapseGr->add(&m_timeLapseBaseTimestepUiField);
     }
 
+    if (!m_isChangedByField)
+    {
+        m_resultPositionTypeUiField = m_resultPositionType;
+        m_resultVariableUiField = composeFieldCompString(m_resultFieldName(), m_resultComponentName());
+    }
+
+    m_isChangedByField = false;
+
     uiOrdering.skipRemainingFields(true);
 }
 
@@ -190,6 +197,8 @@ void RimGeoMechResultDefinition::setGeoMechCase(RimGeoMechCase* geomCase)
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimGeoMechResultDefinition::fieldChangedByUi(const caf::PdmFieldHandle* changedField, const QVariant& oldValue, const QVariant& newValue)
 {
+    m_isChangedByField = true;
+
     if(   &m_resultPositionTypeUiField == changedField 
        || &m_isTimeLapseResultUiField == changedField
        || &m_timeLapseBaseTimestepUiField == changedField)
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechResultDefinition.h b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechResultDefinition.h
index 13f39eab9a..e8e2b3da5b 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechResultDefinition.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechResultDefinition.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ private:
     caf::PdmField<bool>                               m_isTimeLapseResultUiField;
     caf::PdmField<int>                                m_timeLapseBaseTimestepUiField;
 
-
     caf::PdmPointer<RimGeoMechCase>                   m_geomCase;
+
+    bool                                              m_isChangedByField;
 };