diff --git a/projects/common/classes/checkboxElement.ts b/projects/common/classes/checkboxElement.ts
index fbb1853322a0e1c4bb99ee1dcbe32bcb3b48cfc4..3be20cdf368731a1d96d5dc9004bc398321b8db4 100644
--- a/projects/common/classes/checkboxElement.ts
+++ b/projects/common/classes/checkboxElement.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export class CheckboxElement extends InputElement implements FontElement, Surfac
     Object.assign(this, initFontElement());
     Object.assign(this, initSurfaceElement());
 
+    this.value = serializedElement.value as boolean || false; // booleans are always initialized false
+
     this.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
   }
 }