diff --git a/gui/src/aaregui/scan_logic/raster_grid_manager.py b/gui/src/aaregui/scan_logic/raster_grid_manager.py
index 11a09127..cf5026c2 100644
--- a/gui/src/aaregui/scan_logic/raster_grid_manager.py
+++ b/gui/src/aaregui/scan_logic/raster_grid_manager.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class RasterGridManager(QObject):
         self.__beam_size_mm = geom.beam_size_mm
         self.__geom = geom
 
-        self.__metric = RasterGridMetric.SPOTS
+        self.__metric = RasterGridMetric.SPOTS_LOW_RES
 
         self.__loaded_image_prefix = None
         self.__loaded_image_index = None