diff --git a/dist/main.js b/dist/main.js
index 1132116..f65e95c 100644
--- a/dist/main.js
+++ b/dist/main.js
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ async function unregister() {
 }
 exports.unregister = unregister;
 async function loadSettings(settingsManager) {
-    pluginSettings.hardwareDecode = await settingsManager.getSetting('hardware-decode') == "true";
+    pluginSettings.hardwareDecode = await settingsManager.getSetting('hardware-decode') || DEFAULT_HARDWARE_DECODE;
     pluginSettings.vodQuality = parseInt(await settingsManager.getSetting('vod-quality')) || DEFAULT_VOD_QUALITY;
     pluginSettings.liveQuality = parseInt(await settingsManager.getSetting('live-quality')) || DEFAULT_LIVE_QUALITY;
     pluginSettings.hevcProfile = parseInt(await settingsManager.getSetting('hevc-profile')) || DEFAULT_HEVC_PROFILE;
-    pluginSettings.hevcEnabled = await settingsManager.getSetting('hevc-enabled') == "true";
+    pluginSettings.hevcEnabled = await settingsManager.getSetting('hevc-enabled') || DEFAULT_HEVC_ENABLED;
     for (const [resolution, bitrate] of DEFAULT_BITRATES) {
         const key = `base-bitrate-${resolution}`;
         const storedValue = await settingsManager.getSetting(key);