diff --git a/app/static/js/ascroll.js b/app/static/js/ascroll.js
index 8944d57..68953eb 100644
--- a/app/static/js/ascroll.js
+++ b/app/static/js/ascroll.js
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ function loadItem(config) {
         var first
         formatInfo(config, ascroll)
 
-        response.data.layers[layer].forEach(annotation => {
+        response.data.layers[config.layer].forEach(annotation => {
             if (config.user && annotation.user != config.user) {
                 return
             }
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ function loadEdit(config) {
         formatInfo(config, ascroll)
 
         response.data.clips.forEach(clip => {
-            clip.layers[layer].forEach(annotation => {
+            clip.layers[config.layer].forEach(annotation => {
                 if (config.user && annotation.user != config.user) {
                     return
                 }
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ function loadEdit(config) {
     })
 }
 
+config.layer = config.layer || layer
+
 if (config.item) {
     loadItem(config)
 } else if (config.edit) {