diff --git a/PartPreviewWindow/PartPreviewContent.cs b/PartPreviewWindow/PartPreviewContent.cs
index df02cbe98..a59c95a55 100644
--- a/PartPreviewWindow/PartPreviewContent.cs
+++ b/PartPreviewWindow/PartPreviewContent.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,15 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.PartPreviewWindow
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				this.CreatePartTab("New Part", printer.Bed, theme);
+				this.CreatePartTab(
+						"New Part",
+						new BedConfig(
+							new EditContext()
+							{
+								ContentStore = ApplicationController.Instance.Library.PlatingHistory,
+								SourceItem = BedConfig.NewPlatingItem()
+							}),
+						theme);
 			}
 
 			// add in the update available button
diff --git a/Tests/MatterControl.AutomationTests/LibraryContainerTests.cs b/Tests/MatterControl.AutomationTests/LibraryContainerTests.cs
index b8f250d00..952cae970 100644
--- a/Tests/MatterControl.AutomationTests/LibraryContainerTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/MatterControl.AutomationTests/LibraryContainerTests.cs
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ namespace MatterControl.Tests.MatterControl
 
 				if (Activator.CreateInstance(containerType, args.ToArray()) is ILibraryWritableContainer libraryContainer)
 				{
+					if (!libraryContainer.AllowAction(ContainerActions.AddItems))
+					{
+						continue;
+					}
+
 					if (libraryContainer is ZipMemoryContainer zipContainer)
 					{
 						zipContainer.Path = TestContext.CurrentContext.ResolveProjectPath(4, "Tests", "TestData", "TestParts", "Batman.zip");