diff --git a/src/js/includes/ButtonMenu.js b/src/js/includes/ButtonMenu.js
index 3cc14e9..04c7f59 100644
--- a/src/js/includes/ButtonMenu.js
+++ b/src/js/includes/ButtonMenu.js
@@ -34,15 +34,11 @@ function ButtonMenu(canvas, settings) {
      */
     this.addItem = function(id, text, callback, isActive) {
         _textButtons.push(
-            new TextButton(id, text, settings)
+            new TextButton(id, text, settings, isActive)
                 .onClick(callback)
                 .set({__group: this})
         );
 
-        if (isActive) {
-          _textButtons[_textButtons.length - 1].setActive();
-        }
-
         return this;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/js/includes/Canvas.js b/src/js/includes/Canvas.js
index 56637c8..c3e09bd 100644
--- a/src/js/includes/Canvas.js
+++ b/src/js/includes/Canvas.js
@@ -216,10 +216,12 @@ var Canvas = fabric.util.createClass(fabric.Canvas, {
     },
 
     toggle3D: function (showAs3d) {
-        this.getButtonMenu().getItems().forEach(function(button) {
-            var buttonState = button.getId() === '3d' ? showAs3d : !showAs3d;
-            button.setActive(buttonState);
-        });
+        if (this.__type === 'canvas') {
+            this.getButtonMenu().getItems().forEach(function (button) {
+                var buttonState = button.getId() === '3d' ? showAs3d : !showAs3d;
+                button.setActive(buttonState);
+            });
+        }
 
         if (!showAs3d) {
             return this.get3dHandler().disable();
diff --git a/src/js/includes/RulerHandler.js b/src/js/includes/RulerHandler.js
index ec2bd5b..748a2e3 100644
--- a/src/js/includes/RulerHandler.js
+++ b/src/js/includes/RulerHandler.js
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ function RulerHandler(viewport) {
         viewport.canvas.add(_lines.x);
         viewport.canvas.add(_lines.y);
 
-        _rect.x = new TextButton('horizontalRuler', 'H', config.rulerHandle)
+        _rect.x = new TextButton('horizontalRuler', 'H', config.rulerHandle, true)
             .set(config.rulerHandle.x(_lines, bounds))
             .addTo(viewport.canvas)
             .on('moving', Event.onMove)
             .trigger('moving');
 
-        _rect.y = new TextButton('verticalRuler', 'V', config.rulerHandle)
+        _rect.y = new TextButton('verticalRuler', 'V', config.rulerHandle, true)
             .set(config.rulerHandle.y(_lines, bounds))
             .addTo(viewport.canvas)
             .on('moving', Event.onMove)
diff --git a/src/js/includes/TextButton.js b/src/js/includes/TextButton.js
index 8189390..64f232a 100644
--- a/src/js/includes/TextButton.js
+++ b/src/js/includes/TextButton.js
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ var config = require('./config');
  * @param {String} text - text to be shown inside the button
  * @param {Object} settings
  */
-function TextButton(id, text, settings) {
+function TextButton(id, text, settings, isActive) {
     fabric.Group.call(this);
 
+    var __active = isActive || false;
     var _callback = null;
     var _rect = null;
     var _text = null;