diff --git a/src/stores/local_config.js b/src/stores/local_config.js
index 0cceef5a2..60d02f717 100644
--- a/src/stores/local_config.js
+++ b/src/stores/local_config.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const useLocalConfigStore = defineStore('local_config', {
   persist: {
     afterLoad(state) {
       return {
-        prefsStorage: state.prefsStorage,
+        prefsStorage: state.prefsStorage ?? { ...configDefaultState },
         tempStorage: { ...configDefaultState },
       }
     },