diff --git a/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettings.java b/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettings.java
index 415833511..1a8eb0b98 100644
--- a/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettings.java
+++ b/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettings.java
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ public class JadxSettings extends JadxCLIArgs {
 
 	private Map<String, WindowLocation> windowPos = new HashMap<>();
 
-	public JadxSettings() {
+	public static JadxSettings makeDefault() {
+		JadxSettings jadxSettings = new JadxSettings();
+		jadxSettings.fixOnLoad();
+		return jadxSettings;
 	}
 
 	public void sync() {
diff --git a/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettingsAdapter.java b/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettingsAdapter.java
index e555f5e91..66a7a09e5 100644
--- a/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettingsAdapter.java
+++ b/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettingsAdapter.java
@@ -46,10 +46,13 @@ public class JadxSettingsAdapter {
 			JadxSettings settings = fromString(jsonSettings);
 			if (settings == null) {
 				LOG.debug("Created new settings.");
-				settings = new JadxSettings();
+				settings = JadxSettings.makeDefault();
+			} else {
+				settings.fixOnLoad();
+			}
+			if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				LOG.debug("Loaded settings: {}", makeString(settings));
 			}
-			settings.fixOnLoad();
-			LOG.debug("Loaded settings: {}", makeString(settings));
 			return settings;
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			LOG.error("Error load settings", e);
diff --git a/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettingsWindow.java b/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettingsWindow.java
index 1090c391e..5f0f72334 100644
--- a/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettingsWindow.java
+++ b/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettingsWindow.java
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import say.swing.JFontChooser;
 
-import jadx.gui.ui.codearea.EditorTheme;
 import jadx.gui.ui.MainWindow;
+import jadx.gui.ui.codearea.EditorTheme;
 import jadx.gui.utils.LangLocale;
 import jadx.gui.utils.NLS;
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class JadxSettingsWindow extends JDialog {
 					NLS.str("preferences.reset_title"),
 					JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
 			if (res == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) {
-				String defaults = JadxSettingsAdapter.makeString(new JadxSettings());
+				String defaults = JadxSettingsAdapter.makeString(JadxSettings.makeDefault());
 				JadxSettingsAdapter.fill(settings, defaults);
 				getContentPane().removeAll();
 				initUI();