diff --git a/src/Components/Views/StartMenu/StartMenu.tsx b/src/Components/Views/StartMenu/StartMenu.tsx
index 3d71480..14f2053 100644
--- a/src/Components/Views/StartMenu/StartMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Views/StartMenu/StartMenu.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ import { useAnalytics } from '../../../Hooks/useAnalytics';
 import { useGlobalSettings } from '../../../Hooks/useGlobalSettings';
 import { usePlayers } from '../../../Hooks/usePlayers';
 import { Cog, Info } from '../../../Icons/generated';
-import { InitialGameSettings, Orientation } from '../../../Types/Settings';
+import {
+  GameFormat,
+  InitialGameSettings,
+  Orientation,
+} from '../../../Types/Settings';
 import { InfoModal } from '../../Misc/InfoModal';
 import { SettingsModal } from '../../Misc/SettingsModal';
 import { Spacer } from '../../Misc/Spacer';
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ const Start = () => {
       startingLifeTotal: 40,
       useCommanderDamage: true,
       orientation: Orientation.Portrait,
-      gameFormat: 'commander',
+      gameFormat: GameFormat.Commander,
     }
   );
 
diff --git a/src/Providers/GlobalSettingsProvider.tsx b/src/Providers/GlobalSettingsProvider.tsx
index 073962a..6c458bd 100644
--- a/src/Providers/GlobalSettingsProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/Providers/GlobalSettingsProvider.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ export const GlobalSettingsProvider = ({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     console.log('initialGameSettings', JSON.parse(savedGameSettings as string));
-    if (JSON.parse(savedGameSettings as string).gridArea) {
+
+    if (savedGameSettings && JSON.parse(savedGameSettings).gridAreas) {
+      console.log('lmao1');
+
       removeLocalStorage();
       return;
     }
@@ -68,15 +71,19 @@ export const GlobalSettingsProvider = ({
     //parse existing game settings with zod schema
     const parsedInitialGameSettings =
       InitialGameSettingsSchema.safeParse(initialGameSettings);
+    console.log('lmao2');
 
     if (!parsedInitialGameSettings.success) {
+      console.log('lmao3');
       removeLocalStorage();
       return;
     }
 
+    console.log('llam');
+
     localStorage.setItem(
       'initialGameSettings',
-      JSON.stringify(parsedInitialGameSettings.data)
+      JSON.stringify(initialGameSettings)
     );
   }, [initialGameSettings]);