diff --git a/src/core/UBApplication.cpp b/src/core/UBApplication.cpp
index 8f0b6fdc..deb11c6e 100644
--- a/src/core/UBApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBApplication.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ int UBApplication::exec(const QString& pFileToImport)
     AEInstallEventHandler(kCoreEventClass, kAEReopenApplication, ub_proc_ae_handlerUPP, SRefCon(UBApplication::applicationController), true);
 #endif
 
-    if (UBSettings::settings()->appStartMode->get() == "Desktop")
+    if (UBSettings::settings()->appStartMode->get().toInt())
         applicationController->showDesktop();
     else
         applicationController->showBoard();
diff --git a/src/core/UBPreferencesController.cpp b/src/core/UBPreferencesController.cpp
index 042eeef4..df3bd880 100644
--- a/src/core/UBPreferencesController.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBPreferencesController.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void UBPreferencesController::wire()
 
 
     connect(mPreferencesUI->keyboardPaletteKeyButtonSize, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(const QString &)), settings->boardKeyboardPaletteKeyBtnSize, SLOT(setString(const QString &)));
-    connect(mPreferencesUI->startModeComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(const QString &)), settings->appStartMode, SLOT(setString(const QString &)));
+    connect(mPreferencesUI->startModeComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), settings->appStartMode, SLOT(setInt(int)));
 
 
     connect(mPreferencesUI->useExternalBrowserCheckBox, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), settings->webUseExternalBrowser, SLOT(setBool(bool)));