diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3b14478..91c6c51 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "life-trinket",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.6.8",
+  "version": "0.6.9",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18",
diff --git a/src/Components/LifeCounter/LifeCounter.tsx b/src/Components/LifeCounter/LifeCounter.tsx
index 866b6b7..90791b5 100644
--- a/src/Components/LifeCounter/LifeCounter.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/LifeCounter/LifeCounter.tsx
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ const LifeCounter = ({ player, opponents }: LifeCounterProps) => {
         {player.hasLost && (
           <PlayerLostWrapper $rotation={player.settings.rotation} />
         )}
-        {settings.useRandomStartingPlayerInterval &&
+        {settings.showStartingPlayer &&
+          settings.useRandomStartingPlayerInterval &&
           !stopPlayerRandomization &&
           !playing && (
             <div
diff --git a/src/Components/Players/Players.tsx b/src/Components/Players/Players.tsx
index 92a6427..faa8635 100644
--- a/src/Components/Players/Players.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Players/Players.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export const Players = (players: PlayerType[], gridClasses: string) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (
+      settings.showStartingPlayer &&
       settings.useRandomStartingPlayerInterval &&
       !stopPlayerRandomization &&
       !playing
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ export const Players = (players: PlayerType[], gridClasses: string) => {
 
   return (
     <PlayersWrapper>
-      {settings.useRandomStartingPlayerInterval &&
+      {settings.showStartingPlayer &&
+        settings.useRandomStartingPlayerInterval &&
         !stopPlayerRandomization &&
         !playing && (
           <div