diff --git a/cellpose/gui/gui.py b/cellpose/gui/gui.py
index 2ee9dafe..ec1c6c86 100644
--- a/cellpose/gui/gui.py
+++ b/cellpose/gui/gui.py
@@ -2160,7 +2160,8 @@ def train_model(self, restore=None, normalize_params=None):
             model_type = None
             self.logger.info(f"training new model starting from scratch")
         self.current_model = model_type
-        self.channels = self.get_channels()
+        self.channels = self.training_params["channels"]
+        
         self.logger.info(
             f"training with chan = {self.ChannelChoose[0].currentText()}, chan2 = {self.ChannelChoose[1].currentText()}"
         )
@@ -2198,7 +2199,7 @@ def train_model(self, restore=None, normalize_params=None):
         self.logger.info(f">>>> diameter set to diam_labels ( = {diam_labels: 0.3f} )")
         self.restore = restore
         self.set_normalize_params(normalize_params)
-        self.get_next_image(load_seg=True)
+        self.get_next_image(load_seg=False)
 
         self.compute_segmentation(custom=True)
         self.logger.info(
diff --git a/cellpose/gui/guiparts.py b/cellpose/gui/guiparts.py
index 30d3979b..be73f634 100644
--- a/cellpose/gui/guiparts.py
+++ b/cellpose/gui/guiparts.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent, model_strings):
         yoff += 1
         use_SGD = "SGD"
         self.useSGD = QCheckBox(f"{use_SGD}")
-        self.useSGD.setToolTip("use SGD, if unchecked uses AdamW (recommended learning_rate then 1e-3)")
+        self.useSGD.setToolTip("use SGD, if unchecked uses AdamW (recommended learning_rate then 0.001)")
         self.useSGD.setChecked(True)
         self.l0.addWidget(self.useSGD, i+yoff, 1, 1, 1)
 
@@ -285,10 +285,6 @@ def __init__(self, parent, model_strings):
             self.l0.addWidget(qlabel, i + 1, 5, 1, 1)
 
     def accept(self, parent):
-        # set channels
-        for i in range(2):
-            parent.ChannelChoose[i].setCurrentIndex(
-                self.ChannelChoose[i].currentIndex())
         # set training params
         parent.training_params = {
             "model_index": self.ModelChoose.currentIndex(),
@@ -297,6 +293,8 @@ def accept(self, parent):
             "n_epochs": int(self.edits[2].text()),
             "model_name": self.edits[3].text(),
             "SGD": True if self.useSGD.isChecked() else False,
+            "channels": [self.ChannelChoose[0].currentIndex(),
+                            self.ChannelChoose[1].currentIndex()],
             #"use_norm": True if self.use_norm.isChecked() else False,
         }
         self.done(1)