diff --git a/gui/dialogs/pushback.xml b/gui/dialogs/pushback.xml
index 371588959..d4115df4e 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/pushback.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/pushback.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
        pushback_position.setpos(0);
        setprop("/sim/model/pushback/enabled", 0 );
        setprop("/sim/model/pushback/target-speed-fps", 0 );
+       setprop("/sim/model/pushback/force", 0);
     </close>
   </nasal>
 
@@ -89,4 +90,4 @@
 
     </group>
     
-  </group> </PropertyList> 
\ No newline at end of file
+  </group> </PropertyList>