diff --git a/src/state/settingsState.ts b/src/state/settingsState.ts
index 3717346..11714d8 100644
--- a/src/state/settingsState.ts
+++ b/src/state/settingsState.ts
@@ -20,23 +20,23 @@ const DEFAULT_TERMINAL = {
 }
 
 export class SettingsState {
-    lang: string
+    lang: string = ''
 
     // this is the asked mode
-    darkMode: boolean | 'auto'
+    darkMode: boolean | 'auto' = 'auto'
 
-    defaultViewMode: ViewModeName
+    defaultViewMode: ViewModeName = null
 
     // this is the current active mode
-    isDarkModeActive: boolean
+    isDarkModeActive: boolean = false
 
-    defaultFolder: string
+    defaultFolder: string = ''
 
-    defaultTerminal: string
+    defaultTerminal: string = ''
 
-    terminalTemplate: string
+    terminalTemplate: string = ''
 
-    version: string
+    version: string = ''
 
     constructor(version: string) {
         makeObservable(this, {