diff --git a/src/ts/stores.ts b/src/ts/stores.ts
index 126adb2f..3af4baf3 100644
--- a/src/ts/stores.ts
+++ b/src/ts/stores.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const CurrentUsername = writable(db.username)
 export const CurrentUserIcon = writable(db.userIcon)
 export const CurrentShowMemoryLimit = writable(db.showMemoryLimit)
 export const ShowVN = writable(false)
-export const SettingsMenuIndex = writable(0)
+export const SettingsMenuIndex = writable(-1)
 
 function createSimpleCharacter(char:character|groupChat){
     if((!char) || char.type === 'group'){