Index: panels_node/panels_node.module
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--- panels_node/panels_node.module	(revision 2913)
+++ panels_node/panels_node.module	(working copy)
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
  */
 function panels_node_form(&$node, &$param) {
   $form['panels_node']['#tree'] = TRUE;
-  if (empty($node->nid)) {
+  if (empty($node->nid) && arg(0)=='node' && arg(1) =='add') {
     // Grab our selected layout from the $node, If it doesn't exist, try arg(3)
     // and if that doesn't work present them with a list to pick from.
     $panel_layout = isset($node->panel_layout) ? $node->panel_layout : arg(3);