diff --git a/src/stores/settingsStore.ts b/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
index d57b82f..02e1fb1 100644
--- a/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/settingsStore.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ export const useSettingsStore = create<SettingsStore>()(
     refreshSettings: async () => {
       try {
         const { load } = await import("@tauri-apps/plugin-store");
-        const store = await load("settings_store.json", { autoSave: false });
+        const store = await load("settings_store.json", { 
+          defaults: DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
+          autoSave: false 
+        });
         const settings = (await store.get("settings")) as Settings;
 
         // Load additional settings that come from invoke calls