diff --git a/src/Mod/Arch/InitGui.py b/src/Mod/Arch/InitGui.py
index 75d3a9b490..f6bde4e280 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Arch/InitGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Arch/InitGui.py
@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ class ArchWorkbench(Workbench):
         FreeCADGui.addIconPath(":/icons")
         FreeCADGui.addLanguagePath(":/translations")
         FreeCADGui.addPreferencePage(":/ui/archprefs-base.ui","Arch")
-        FreeCADGui.addPreferencePage(":/ui/userprefs-base.ui","Draft")
-        FreeCADGui.addPreferencePage(":/ui/userprefs-import.ui","Draft")
+        if not hasattr(FreeCADGui.draftToolBar,"loadedPreferences"):
+            FreeCADGui.addPreferencePage(":/ui/userprefs-base.ui","Draft")
+            FreeCADGui.addPreferencePage(":/ui/userprefs-import.ui","Draft")
+            FreeCADGui.draftToolBar.loadedPreferences = True
         Log ('Loading Arch module... done\n')
                 
     def Activated(self):
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/InitGui.py b/src/Mod/Draft/InitGui.py
index 8f74063b81..ca5d6b8fa4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/InitGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/InitGui.py
@@ -167,17 +167,17 @@ class DraftWorkbench (Workbench):
                 FreeCAD.Console.PrintWarning("Error: PyQt4 not found, Draft workbench will be disabled.\n")
             else:
                 depsOK = True
-                
-        if depsOK:
-            import Draft_rc
+        if not depsOK:
+            return
+    
+        try:
+            import os,macros,DraftTools,DraftGui,Draft_rc
             FreeCADGui.addLanguagePath(":/translations")
             FreeCADGui.addIconPath(":/icons")
-            FreeCADGui.addPreferencePage(":/ui/userprefs-base.ui","Draft")
-            FreeCADGui.addPreferencePage(":/ui/userprefs-import.ui","Draft")
-        else:
-            return
-        try:
-            import os,macros,DraftTools,DraftGui
+            if not hasattr(FreeCADGui.draftToolBar,"loadedPreferences"):
+                FreeCADGui.addPreferencePage(":/ui/userprefs-base.ui","Draft")
+                FreeCADGui.addPreferencePage(":/ui/userprefs-import.ui","Draft")
+                FreeCADGui.draftToolBar.loadedPreferences = True
             self.appendMenu(["&Macro",str(DraftTools.translate("draft","Installed Macros"))],macros.macrosList)
             Log ('Loading Draft module...done\n')
         except: