diff --git a/extensions/fablabchemnitz/unwind_paths/unwind_paths.inx b/extensions/fablabchemnitz/unwind_paths/unwind_paths.inx
index bc760f90..48f36653 100644
--- a/extensions/fablabchemnitz/unwind_paths/unwind_paths.inx
+++ b/extensions/fablabchemnitz/unwind_paths/unwind_paths.inx
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
         <page name="tab_settings" gui-text="Paperfold for Inkscape">
             <label appearance="header">Settings</label>
             <param name="keep_original" type="bool" gui-text="Keep original paths" gui-description="If selected, the original paths get deleted">false</param>
-            <param name="break_apart" type="bool" gui-text="Break apart" gui-description="Split each path into single curve segments">false</param>
-            <param name="render_vertical_dividers" type="bool" gui-text="Render vertical dividers">true</param>
-            <param name="render_with_dashes" type="bool" gui-text="Use dash style for dividers">true</param>
+            <param name="break_apart" type="bool" gui-text="Break apart paths" gui-description="Split each path into single curve segments">false</param>
+            <param name="colorize" type="bool" gui-text="Colorize glue pairs" gui-description="Requires enabled 'Break apart' option">false</param>
+            <label appearance="header">Extrude Options</label>
             <param name="extrude" type="bool" gui-text="Extrude">false</param>
             <param name="extrude_height" type="float" min="0.000" max="99999.000" precision="3" gui-text="Extrude height">10.000</param>
             <param name="unit" gui-text="Unit" type="optiongroup" appearance="combo">
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
                 <option value="pt">pt</option>
                 <option value="px">px</option>
             </param>
-            <param name="colorize" type="bool" gui-text="Colorize glue pairs" gui-description="Requires enabled 'Break apart' option">false</param>
+            <param name="render_vertical_dividers" type="bool" gui-text="Render vertical dividers">true</param>
+            <param name="render_with_dashes" type="bool" gui-text="Use dash style for dividers">true</param>
         </page>
         <page name="tab_about" gui-text="About">
             <label appearance="header">Unwind Paths</label>
diff --git a/extensions/fablabchemnitz/unwind_paths/unwind_paths.py b/extensions/fablabchemnitz/unwind_paths/unwind_paths.py
index 4416b78d..e7df8588 100644
--- a/extensions/fablabchemnitz/unwind_paths/unwind_paths.py
+++ b/extensions/fablabchemnitz/unwind_paths/unwind_paths.py
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ class UnwindPaths(inkex.EffectExtension):
         pars.add_argument('--tab')
         pars.add_argument('--keep_original', type=inkex.Boolean, default=False, help="If selected, the original paths get deleted")
         pars.add_argument('--break_apart', type=inkex.Boolean, default=False)
-        pars.add_argument('--render_vertical_dividers', type=inkex.Boolean, default=False)
-        pars.add_argument('--render_with_dashes', type=inkex.Boolean, default=False)
+        pars.add_argument('--colorize', type=inkex.Boolean, default=False, help="Requires enabled 'Break apart' option")
         pars.add_argument('--extrude', type=inkex.Boolean, default=False)
         pars.add_argument('--extrude_height', type=float, default=10.000)
         pars.add_argument('--unit', default="mm")
-        pars.add_argument('--colorize', type=inkex.Boolean, default=False, help="Requires enabled 'Break apart' option")
-
+        pars.add_argument('--render_vertical_dividers', type=inkex.Boolean, default=False)
+        pars.add_argument('--render_with_dashes', type=inkex.Boolean, default=False)
+        
     #if multiple curves are inside the path we split (break apart)
     def breakContours(self, element, breakelements = None): #this does the same as "CTRL + SHIFT + K"
         if breakelements == None:
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ class UnwindPaths(inkex.EffectExtension):
     def effect(self):
         shifting = self.svg.unittouu(str(self.options.extrude_height) + self.options.unit)
 
+        #some mode handling
+        if self.options.colorize is True:
+            self.options.break_apart = True #required to make it work
+
         if len(self.svg.selected) > 0:
             #we break apart combined paths to get distinct contours
             for element in self.svg.selection.filter(inkex.PathElement).values():
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ class UnwindPaths(inkex.EffectExtension):
                         newOriginalPathGroup = self.svg.get_current_layer().add(inkex.Group(id="new-original-" + element.get('id')))
                         elemGroup.append(topLineGroup)      
                         elemGroup.append(bottomLineGroup)
-                        elemGroup.append(newOriginalPathGroup)
+                        self.svg.get_current_layer().append(newOriginalPathGroup) #we want this to be one level above unwound stuff
                 
                     if self.options.extrude is True:
                         vlinesGroup = self.svg.get_current_layer().add(inkex.Group(id="vlines-" + element.get('id')))