diff --git a/settings.cpp b/settings.cpp
index b32feec..da7f35f 100644
--- a/settings.cpp
+++ b/settings.cpp
@@ -155,10 +155,15 @@ settings::settings(QWidget *parent) :
     }
 
     // DPI checkbox
-    if(checkconfig(".config/09-dpi/config") != false) {
+    string_checkconfig(".config/09-dpi/config");
+    // Check if the string is a number
+    if(checkconfig_str_val == "false") {
         string_writeconfig(".config/09-dpi/config-enabled", "false");
     }
-    if(checkconfig_rw(".config/09-dpi/config-enabled") == true) {
+    else {
+        string_writeconfig(".config/09-dpi/config-enabled", "true");
+    }
+    if(checkconfig(".config/09-dpi/config-enabled") == true) {
         ui_not_user_change = true;
         ui->enableUiScalingCheckBox->click();
     }