diff --git a/private_includes/base/basic_format_and_style_settings.ily b/private_includes/base/basic_format_and_style_settings.ily
index f10548e..ddbdf99 100644
--- a/private_includes/base/basic_format_and_style_settings.ily
+++ b/private_includes/base/basic_format_and_style_settings.ily
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ generalLayout = \layout {
     \remove "Metronome_mark_engraver"
     \RemoveEmptyStaves
     \override VerticalAxisGroup.remove-first = ##t
+    \numericTimeSignature
     \overrideTimeSignatureSettings
       4/4               % timeSignatureFraction
       1/4               % baseMomentFraction