How do I display a GUI layer when zooming a layout?

I think I am missing something, I have this event:

On Start of Layout -> Set Layout Scale to 7.

This is because I am using a 16x16 sprites and otherwise the "camera" is very zoomed out.

The issue here is that my GUI layer (layer with parallax set to 0, 0) doesn't show AT ALL. It is visible, sprites are set visible, everything is fine. If I remove the scale, I can see everything in the GUI layer. If I add the scale, this happens. Am I "zooming the camera" wrong? Or is there a way to display the GUI properly when scaling the layout?

Thanks.

You need to set both Scale Rate and Parallax to 0% for GUI layer.

They are both set to 0, still can't see the GUI sprite at all.

EDIT: I found a way that fixed it; instead of zooming the layout, I just changed the viewport size to something very small and that did the trick. I can now see my GUI just fine.