diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/lrf_output.py b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/lrf_output.py
index 1a64b0689f..78a7bfa3fa 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/lrf_output.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/lrf_output.py
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class PluginWidget(Widget, Ui_Form):
         self.opt_mono_family.setModel(self.font_family_model)
 
         self.initialize_options(get_option, get_help, db, book_id)
+        self.opt_header.toggle(), self.opt_header.toggle()
+        self.opt_render_tables_as_images.toggle()
+        self.opt_render_tables_as_images.toggle()
+
 
     def set_value_handler(self, g, val):
         if val is None and unicode(g.objectName()) in ('opt_serif_family',
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/lrf_output.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/lrf_output.ui
index 7c58fd02fb..ecbe673c61 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/lrf_output.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/lrf_output.ui
@@ -252,5 +252,53 @@
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>opt_render_tables_as_images</sender>
+   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
+   <receiver>label_3</receiver>
+   <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>96</x>
+     <y>76</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>31</x>
+     <y>113</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>opt_header</sender>
+   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
+   <receiver>label_4</receiver>
+   <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>67</x>
+     <y>144</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>72</x>
+     <y>165</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>opt_header</sender>
+   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
+   <receiver>label_5</receiver>
+   <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>107</x>
+     <y>141</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>102</x>
+     <y>211</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
  </connections>
 </ui>
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
index 4d3f023a4c..7bf18e90c7 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class Config(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
 
     input_path - Path to input file
     output_format - Output format (without a leading .)
+    input_format  - Input format (without a leading .)
     opf_path - Path to OPF file with user specified metadata
     cover_path - Path to user specified cover (can be None)
     recommendations - A pickled list of 3 tuples in the same format as the
@@ -96,14 +97,21 @@ class Config(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
                 self.show_group_help)
         self.groups.setMouseTracking(True)
 
+    @property
+    def input_format(self):
+        return unicode(self.input_formats.currentText()).lower()
+
+    @property
+    def output_format(self):
+        return unicode(self.output_formats.currentText()).lower()
+
 
     def setup_pipeline(self, *args):
-        input_format = unicode(self.input_formats.currentText()).lower()
-        output_format = unicode(self.output_formats.currentText()).lower()
+        input_format = self.input_format
+        output_format = self.output_format
         input_path = self.db.format_abspath(self.book_id, input_format,
                 index_is_id=True)
         self.input_path = input_path
-        self.output_format = output_format
         output_path = 'dummy.'+output_format
         log = Log()
         log.outputs = []