diff --git a/OP_setup_layers.py b/OP_setup_layers.py
index ff40820..364f8d0 100644
--- a/OP_setup_layers.py
+++ b/OP_setup_layers.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class GPEXP_OT_restore_layers_state(bpy.types.Operator):
         
         layers_info = json.loads(layers_info_path.read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
 
-        pool = [o for o in context.scene.objects if o.type == 'GPENCIL' and fn.is_valid_name(o.name)]
+        pool = [o for o in context.selected_objects if o.type == 'GPENCIL']
         for gp in pool:
             for layer_name, info in layers_info.items():
                 if gp.name == info['object']: