diff --git a/src/kiri/app/api.js b/src/kiri/app/api.js
index 9c687c4d..fc7c3b46 100644
--- a/src/kiri/app/api.js
+++ b/src/kiri/app/api.js
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ export const api = {
         alerts(clr) { alerts.update(clr) },
         bind(t,m,o) { return EVENT.bind(t,m,o) },
         emit(t,m,o) { return EVENT.publish(t,m,o) },
+        emitDefer(t,m,d) { setTimeout(() => EVENT.publish(t,m), d ?? 100) },
         import() { api.ui.load.click() },
         listeners(topic) { return EVENT.targets(topic) },
         on(t,l) { EVENT.on(t,l); return api.event },
diff --git a/src/kiri/app/init/input.js b/src/kiri/app/init/input.js
index 040e2dce..fb131ae6 100644
--- a/src/kiri/app/init/input.js
+++ b/src/kiri/app/init/input.js
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ function checkSeed(then) {
     return false;
 }
 
-// upon restore, seed presets
-api.event.emit('preset', api.conf.dbo());
-
 // api.event.on("set.threaded", bool => setThreaded(bool));
 
 export function onBooleanClick(el) {
diff --git a/src/kiri/app/init/sync.js b/src/kiri/app/init/sync.js
index c64e452c..d4eeb967 100644
--- a/src/kiri/app/init/sync.js
+++ b/src/kiri/app/init/sync.js
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ export async function init_sync() {
         history.replaceState({}, '', wlp.substring(0,kio + 6));
     }
 
+    // upon restore, seed presets
+    api.event.emitDefer('preset', api.conf.get());
+
     // lift curtain
     $('curtain').style.display = 'none';
 }
diff --git a/src/kiri/mode/cam/work/prepare.js b/src/kiri/mode/cam/work/prepare.js
index 64e2a22d..35225178 100644
--- a/src/kiri/mode/cam/work/prepare.js
+++ b/src/kiri/mode/cam/work/prepare.js
@@ -826,7 +826,9 @@ export async function prepare_one(widget, settings, print, firstPoint, update) {
 
             // calculate ease down for poly path output
             if (startPoint.z > point0.z) {
-                let easeFeed = plungeRate + ((feedRate - plungeRate) * easeThrottle);
+                let easeMax = feedRate * camFullEngage;
+                let easeLerp = plungeRate + ((feedRate - plungeRate) * easeThrottle);
+                let easeFeed = Math.min(easeLerp, easeMax);
                 let zat = startPoint.z;
                 let len = points.length;
                 let lp, lz = Infinity;