diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/SettingsView.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/SettingsView.svelte
index eee50d8cf6..211e04d009 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/SettingsView.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/SettingsView.svelte
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     { key: "layoutId", label: "Layout", control: LayoutSelect },
   ]
 
-  const layoutDefinition = [{ key: "title", label: "Title", control: Input }]
+  const layoutDefinition = []
 
   const canRenderControl = (key, dependsOn) => {
     let test = !isEmpty(componentInstance[dependsOn])
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     {/if}
   {/if}
 
-  {#if panelDefinition && panelDefinition.length > 0}
+  {#if !isLayout && panelDefinition && panelDefinition.length > 0}
     {#each panelDefinition as definition}
       {#if canRenderControl(definition.key, definition.dependsOn)}
         <PropertyControl
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.js
index 433a173d1c..de4c647c9f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.js
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ exports.save = async function(ctx) {
 
   if (!layout.props) {
     layout = {
-      ...layout,
       ...EMPTY_LAYOUT,
+      ...layout,
     }
   }
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ exports.destroy = async function(ctx) {
     )
   ).rows.map(element => element.doc.layoutId)
   if (layoutsUsedByScreens.includes(layoutId)) {
-    ctx.throw(400, "Cannot delete a base layout")
+    ctx.throw(400, "Cannot delete a layout that's being used by a screen")
   }
 
   await db.remove(layoutId, layoutRev)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/constants/layouts.js b/packages/server/src/constants/layouts.js
index f2ad5b2675..0b25bf52a9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/constants/layouts.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/constants/layouts.js
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@ const EMPTY_LAYOUT = {
         _id: "7fcf11e4-6f5b-4085-8e0d-9f3d44c98967",
         _component: "##builtin/screenslot",
         _styles: {
-          normal: {},
+          normal: {
+            flex: "1 1 auto",
+            display: "flex",
+            "flex-direction": "column",
+            "justify-content": "flex-start",
+            "align-items": "stretch",
+            "max-width": "100%",
+            "margin-left": "20px",
+            "margin-right": "20px",
+            width: "1400px",
+          },
           hover: {},
           active: {},
           selected: {},
@@ -28,7 +38,16 @@ const EMPTY_LAYOUT = {
     _styles: {
       active: {},
       hover: {},
-      normal: {},
+      normal: {
+        display: "flex",
+        "flex-direction": "column",
+        "align-items": "center",
+        "justify-content": "flex-start",
+        "margin-right": "auto",
+        "margin-left": "auto",
+        "min-height": "100%",
+        "background-image": "#f5f5f5",
+      },
       selected: {},
     },
     className: "",