diff --git a/ui/src/views/Forecast.jsx b/ui/src/views/Forecast.jsx
index ce580d2..2d37821 100644
--- a/ui/src/views/Forecast.jsx
+++ b/ui/src/views/Forecast.jsx
@@ -1326,8 +1326,17 @@ export default function Forecast({ sources = [], sourceId, versions = [], versio
                cfg.split_by_depth != null ? cfg.split_by_depth - 1 : null)
     if (cfg.group_by_depth != null) setExpandDepth(cfg.group_by_depth - 1)
     else if (cfg.expand_depth != null) await applyDepth(cfg.expand_depth)
+
+    // restore() replaces `expressions` wholesale, so loading a layout drops the
+    // ordering columns — and a layout saved before they existed has none to put
+    // back. Re-applied after every restore that comes from a saved config, which
+    // is the general form of the fix initViewer already needed.
+    await syncOrderExpressions()
+
     setActiveLayoutId(layout.id)
-    await persistLayout(versionId, cfg)
+    // After the sync, so the persisted copy carries the expressions too.
+    const merged = await captureConfig()
+    await persistLayout(versionId, merged || cfg)
   }
 
   function deleteLayout(id, e) {