diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 940fc3f72..e8279bb4c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "sillytavern",
-    "version": "1.8.0",
+    "version": "1.8.1",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "sillytavern",
-            "version": "1.8.0",
+            "version": "1.8.1",
             "license": "AGPL-3.0",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@dqbd/tiktoken": "^1.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da4dc4925..6faf067bd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern.git"
     },
-    "version": "1.8.0",
+    "version": "1.8.1",
     "scripts": {
         "start": "node server.js",
         "pkg": "pkg --compress Gzip --no-bytecode --public ."
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 7beb0378a..59a4b9f23 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -4692,16 +4692,18 @@ async function getSettings(type) {
         $("#amount_gen_counter").text(`${amount_gen}`);
 
         //Load which API we are using
-        if (settings.main_api != undefined) {
-            main_api = settings.main_api;
-            $('#main_api').val(main_api);
-            $("#main_api option[value=" + main_api + "]").attr(
-                "selected",
-                "true"
-            );
-            changeMainAPI();
+        if (settings.main_api == undefined) {
+            settings.main_api = 'kobold';
         }
 
+        main_api = settings.main_api;
+        $('#main_api').val(main_api);
+        $("#main_api option[value=" + main_api + "]").attr(
+            "selected",
+            "true"
+        );
+        changeMainAPI();
+
         //Load User's Name and Avatar
 
         user_avatar = settings.user_avatar;
diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/quick-reply/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/quick-reply/index.js
index e22bab045..9bf3058b8 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/quick-reply/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/quick-reply/index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ async function loadSettings() {
         }
     }
 
+    initializeEmptySlots(extension_settings.quickReply.numberOfSlots);
     generateQuickReplyElements();
 
     for (let i = 1; i <= extension_settings.quickReply.numberOfSlots; i++) {
@@ -131,6 +132,15 @@ async function onQuickReplyNumberOfSlotsInput() {
     extension_settings.quickReply.quickReplySlots.length = numberOfSlots;
 
     // Initialize new slots
+    initializeEmptySlots(numberOfSlots);
+
+    await loadSettings();
+    addQuickReplyBar();
+    moduleWorker();
+    saveSettingsDebounced();
+}
+
+function initializeEmptySlots(numberOfSlots) {
     for (let i = 0; i < numberOfSlots; i++) {
         if (!extension_settings.quickReply.quickReplySlots[i]) {
             extension_settings.quickReply.quickReplySlots[i] = {
@@ -140,11 +150,6 @@ async function onQuickReplyNumberOfSlotsInput() {
             };
         }
     }
-
-    await loadSettings();
-    addQuickReplyBar();
-    moduleWorker();
-    saveSettingsDebounced();
 }
 
 function generateQuickReplyElements() {
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index db59dfadf..ff31ae66e 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -610,6 +610,14 @@ function loadPowerUserSettings(settings, data) {
     power_user.font_scale = Number(localStorage.getItem(storage_keys.font_scale) ?? 1);
     power_user.blur_strength = Number(localStorage.getItem(storage_keys.blur_strength) ?? 10);
 
+    if (power_user.chat_display === '') {
+        power_user.chat_display = chat_styles.DEFAULT;
+    }
+
+    if (power_user.waifuMode === '') {
+        power_user.waifuMode = false;
+    }
+
     $('#trim_spaces').prop("checked", power_user.trim_spaces);
     $('#continue_on_send').prop("checked", power_user.continue_on_send);
     $('#auto_swipe').prop("checked", power_user.auto_swipe);