diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index 5cc53d9..10d2bd4 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,14 @@ impl Default for LinkSettings {
 
 impl Settings {
     pub fn load() -> Self {
-        confy::load(APP_NAME, None).unwrap_or_default()
+        let mut settings: Self = confy::load(APP_NAME, None).unwrap_or_default();
+        if settings.audio.channels == 0 {
+            settings.audio.channels = AudioSettings::default().channels;
+        }
+        if settings.audio.buffer_size == 0 {
+            settings.audio.buffer_size = AudioSettings::default().buffer_size;
+        }
+        settings
     }
 
     pub fn save(&self) {