diff --git a/src/app/TrayApp.cpp b/src/app/TrayApp.cpp
index 7b6059c..67ec5b4 100644
--- a/src/app/TrayApp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/TrayApp.cpp
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ void TrayApp::LoadSettings() {
     };
 
     // 0 = Manual, 1 = OffWhileSteam, 2 = OffOnlyInGame (old builds stored 0/1).
-    const DWORD mode = readDw(L"AutoSteamMode", 0);
+    const DWORD mode = readDw(L"AutoSteamMode", 1);
     m_autoMode = mode == 2 ? AutoMode::OffOnlyInGame
                : mode == 1 ? AutoMode::OffWhileSteam
                            : AutoMode::Manual;
diff --git a/src/app/TrayApp.h b/src/app/TrayApp.h
index e809717..bad01ce 100644
--- a/src/app/TrayApp.h
+++ b/src/app/TrayApp.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private:
     UINT                               m_wmTaskbar  = 0;
     HICON                              m_iconOff    = nullptr;
     HICON                              m_iconOn     = nullptr;
-    AutoMode                           m_autoMode   = AutoMode::Manual;
+    AutoMode                           m_autoMode   = AutoMode::OffWhileSteam;
     int                                m_acquireRetries = 0;
     bool                               m_elevationBalloonShown = false;
     bool                               m_startupEnabled   = false;