diff --git a/client/src/lib/stores/settingsStore.ts b/client/src/lib/stores/settingsStore.ts
index 3020681..1fd43fd 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/stores/settingsStore.ts
+++ b/client/src/lib/stores/settingsStore.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface SettingsStoreData {
 export const defaults: SettingsStoreData = {
   disableAnnoyances: false, // disable non-critical notifications
   goWoke: false, // go woke (for showing parents or other officials where DEI has taken over), disables "offensive" sequences
-  fastStartup: true, // skip the loading splash screen (for development purposes. Setting this from within the app has no effect.)
+  fastStartup: false, // skip the loading splash screen (for development purposes. Setting this from within the app has no effect.)
   randomWeight: 1, // the weight of random events (multiplied by the original probability)
 }