diff --git a/src/libcalamares/Settings.cpp b/src/libcalamares/Settings.cpp
index 7e10de0e8..592ffd02d 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/Settings.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace Calamares
 
 InstanceDescription::InstanceDescription( const Calamares::ModuleSystem::InstanceKey& key )
     : m_instanceKey( key )
-    , m_weight( 1 )
+    , m_weight( -1 )
 {
     if ( !isValid() )
     {
@@ -94,8 +94,11 @@ InstanceDescription::fromSettings( const QVariantMap& m )
         Calamares::ModuleSystem::InstanceKey( m.value( "module" ).toString(), m.value( "id" ).toString() ) );
     if ( r.isValid() )
     {
-        int w = qBound( 1, m.value( "weight" ).toInt(), 100 );
-        r.m_weight = w;
+        if ( m.value( "weight" ).isValid() )
+        {
+            int w = qBound( 1, m.value( "weight" ).toInt(), 100 );
+            r.m_weight = w;
+        }
 
         QString c = m.value( "config" ).toString();
         if ( !c.isEmpty() )
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/Settings.h b/src/libcalamares/Settings.h
index 8e463fc70..1cff4b34a 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/Settings.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/Settings.h
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ public:
     const InstanceKey& key() const { return m_instanceKey; }
     QString configFileName() const { return m_configFileName; }
     bool isCustom() const { return m_instanceKey.isCustom(); }
-    int weight() const { return m_weight; }
+    int weight() const { return m_weight < 0 ? 1 : m_weight; }
+    bool explicitWeight() const { return m_weight > 0; }
 
 private:
     InstanceKey m_instanceKey;
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/Tests.cpp b/src/libcalamares/Tests.cpp
index 1dc297dd4..5903dfde6 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/Tests.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/Tests.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ TestLibCalamares::testInstanceDescription()
         QVERIFY( !d.isCustom() );
         QCOMPARE( d.weight(), 0 );
         QVERIFY( d.configFileName().isEmpty() );
+        QVERIFY( !d.explicitWeight() );
     }
 
     {
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ TestLibCalamares::testInstanceDescription()
         QVERIFY( !d.isCustom() );
         QCOMPARE( d.weight(), 0 );
         QVERIFY( d.configFileName().isEmpty() );
+        QVERIFY( !d.explicitWeight() );
     }
 
     // Private constructor
@@ -290,6 +292,7 @@ TestLibCalamares::testInstanceDescription()
         QCOMPARE( d.weight(), 1 );  // **now** the constraints kick in
         QVERIFY( !d.configFileName().isEmpty() );
         QCOMPARE( d.configFileName(), QStringLiteral( "welcome.conf" ) );
+        QVERIFY( !d.explicitWeight() );
     }
 
     {
@@ -299,6 +302,7 @@ TestLibCalamares::testInstanceDescription()
         QCOMPARE( d.weight(), 1 );  // **now** the constraints kick in
         QVERIFY( !d.configFileName().isEmpty() );
         QCOMPARE( d.configFileName(), QStringLiteral( "welcome.conf" ) );
+        QVERIFY( !d.explicitWeight() );
     }
 
 
@@ -317,6 +321,7 @@ TestLibCalamares::testInstanceDescription()
 
         InstanceDescription d = InstanceDescription::fromSettings( m );
         QVERIFY( !d.isValid() );
+        QVERIFY( !d.explicitWeight() );
     }
     {
         QVariantMap m;
@@ -325,7 +330,27 @@ TestLibCalamares::testInstanceDescription()
         InstanceDescription d = InstanceDescription::fromSettings( m );
         QVERIFY( d.isValid() );
         QVERIFY( !d.isCustom() );
+        // Valid, but no weight set by settings
         QCOMPARE( d.weight(), 1 );
+        QVERIFY( !d.explicitWeight() );
+
+        QCOMPARE( d.key().module(), QString( "welcome" ) );
+        QCOMPARE( d.key().id(), QString( "welcome" ) );
+        QCOMPARE( d.configFileName(), QString( "welcome.conf" ) );
+    }
+    {
+        QVariantMap m;
+        m.insert( "module", "welcome" );
+        m.insert( "weight", 1);
+
+        InstanceDescription d = InstanceDescription::fromSettings( m );
+        QVERIFY( d.isValid() );
+        QVERIFY( !d.isCustom() );
+
+        //Valid, set explicitly
+        QCOMPARE( d.weight(), 1 );
+        QVERIFY( d.explicitWeight() );
+
         QCOMPARE( d.key().module(), QString( "welcome" ) );
         QCOMPARE( d.key().id(), QString( "welcome" ) );
         QCOMPARE( d.configFileName(), QString( "welcome.conf" ) );
@@ -343,6 +368,7 @@ TestLibCalamares::testInstanceDescription()
         QCOMPARE( d.key().module(), QString( "welcome" ) );
         QCOMPARE( d.key().id(), QString( "hi" ) );
         QCOMPARE( d.configFileName(), QString( "welcome.conf" ) );
+        QVERIFY( d.explicitWeight() );
     }
     {
         QVariantMap m;
@@ -358,6 +384,7 @@ TestLibCalamares::testInstanceDescription()
         QCOMPARE( d.key().module(), QString( "welcome" ) );
         QCOMPARE( d.key().id(), QString( "hi" ) );
         QCOMPARE( d.configFileName(), QString( "hi.conf" ) );
+        QVERIFY( d.explicitWeight() );
     }
 }