diff --git a/js/Map.js b/js/Map.js
index 638214a..6a992c1 100644
--- a/js/Map.js
+++ b/js/Map.js
@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ BR.Map = {
                 overlays[i] = L.tileLayer(BR.conf.overlays[i]);
             }
         }
-        // after applying custom base layer configurations, add configured base layer to map
-        var defaultLayer = baseLayers[Object.keys(baseLayers)[BR.conf.defaultBaseLayerIndex || 0]];
-        if (defaultLayer) {
-            map.addLayer(defaultLayer);
-        }
 
         layersControl = BR.layersTab(layersConfig, baseLayers, overlays).addTo(map);
 
diff --git a/js/control/Control.Layers.js b/js/control/Control.Layers.js
index 17fd550..bcff8f0 100644
--- a/js/control/Control.Layers.js
+++ b/js/control/Control.Layers.js
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ BR.ControlLayers = L.Control.Layers.extend({
         return result;
     },
 
+    getActiveBaseLayer: function () {
+        var activeLayers = this.getActiveLayers();
+        for (var i = 0; i < activeLayers.length; i++) {
+            var obj = activeLayers[i];
+            if (!obj.overlay) {
+                return obj;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    },
+
     removeActiveLayers: function () {
         var removed = [];
 
@@ -42,6 +54,12 @@ BR.ControlLayers = L.Control.Layers.extend({
         return null;
     },
 
+    getBaseLayers: function () {
+        return this._layers.filter(function (obj) {
+            return !obj.overlay;
+        });
+    },
+
     activateLayer: function (layer) {
         this._map.addLayer(layer);
     },
@@ -54,6 +72,13 @@ BR.ControlLayers = L.Control.Layers.extend({
                 break;
             }
         }
+    },
+
+    activateBaseLayerIndex: function (index) {
+        var baseLayers = this.getBaseLayers();
+        var obj = baseLayers[index];
+
+        this.activateLayer(obj.layer);
     }
 
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/control/LayersTab.js b/js/control/LayersTab.js
index 6e5ced2..1798035 100644
--- a/js/control/LayersTab.js
+++ b/js/control/LayersTab.js
@@ -315,6 +315,14 @@ BR.LayersTab = BR.ControlLayers.extend({
         return obj;
     },
 
+    activateDefaultBaseLayer: function () {
+        var index = BR.conf.defaultBaseLayerIndex || 0;
+        var activeBaseLayer = this.getActiveBaseLayer();
+        if (!activeBaseLayer) {
+            this.activateBaseLayerIndex(index);
+        }
+    },
+
     saveRemoveActiveLayers: function () {
 		this.saveLayers = this.removeActiveLayers();
     },
diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index e55f5a5..c00b916 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -314,6 +314,12 @@
             layersControl: layersControl
         });
 
+        // activate configured default base layer or first if no hash,
+        // only after hash init, by using the same delay
+        setTimeout(function () {
+            layersControl.activateDefaultBaseLayer();
+        }, urlHash.changeDefer);
+
         routingOptions.on('update', urlHash.onMapMove, urlHash);
         nogos.on('update', urlHash.onMapMove, urlHash);
         // waypoint add, move, delete (but last)
diff --git a/js/plugin/leaflet-fullHash.js b/js/plugin/leaflet-fullHash.js
index 2802da9..f148e9e 100644
--- a/js/plugin/leaflet-fullHash.js
+++ b/js/plugin/leaflet-fullHash.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 
             if (!added) {
                 // if we couldn't add layers (removed or invalid name), add the default one
-                layersControl.activateFirstLayer();
+                layersControl.activateDefaultBaseLayer();
             }
         },