diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 9c0f396cd..0e3bf0dfd 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
                 <div id="clickSlidersTips" data-i18n="clickslidertips" class="toggle-description wide100p editable-slider-notification">
                     Click slider numbers to input manually.
                 </div>
-                <div id="labModeWarning" class="redWarningBG textAlignCenter">MAD LAB MODE ON</div>
+                <div id="labModeWarning" class="redWarningBG textAlignCenter hidden">MAD LAB MODE ON</div>
                 <a href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/common-settings/" target="_blank" title="Documentation on sampling parameters.">
                     <span name="samplerHelpButton" class="note-link-span topRightInset fa-solid fa-circle-question"></span>
                 </a>
@@ -4643,4 +4643,4 @@
     </script>
 </body>
 
-</html>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index c38d423aa..327ae6438 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ function getTagBlock(item) {
     const count = Object.values(tag_map).flat().filter(x => x == item.id).length;
     const template = $('#bogus_folder_template .bogus_folder_select').clone();
     template.attr({ 'tagid': item.id, 'id': `BogusFolder${item.id}` });
-    template.find('.avatar').css({'background-color': item.color, 'color': item.color2 });
+    template.find('.avatar').css({ 'background-color': item.color, 'color': item.color2 });
     template.find('.ch_name').text(item.name);
     template.find('.bogus_folder_counter').text(count);
     return template;
@@ -9057,7 +9057,7 @@ jQuery(async function () {
 
             //yolo anything for Lab Mode
             if (power_user.enableLabMode) {
-                console.log($(masterElement).attr('id'), myValue)
+                //console.log($(masterElement).attr('id'), myValue)
                 $(masterElement).val(myValue).trigger('input')
                 return
             }
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index efc4c9e14..61266b61f 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -432,10 +432,12 @@ var originalSliderValues = []
 
 async function switchLabMode() {
 
-    if (power_user.enableZenSliders) {
-        //force disable ZenSliders for Lab Mode
-        $("#enableZenSliders").trigger('click')
-    }
+    /*     if (power_user.enableZenSliders && power_user.enableLabMode) {
+            toastr.warning("Can't start Lab Mode while Zen Sliders are active")
+            return
+            //$("#enableZenSliders").trigger('click')
+        }
+     */
     await delay(100)
     const value = localStorage.getItem(storage_keys.enableLabMode);
     power_user.enableLabMode = value === null ? false : value == "true";
@@ -457,7 +459,7 @@ async function switchLabMode() {
             .attr('min', '-99999')
             .attr('max', '99999')
             .attr('step', '0.001')
-        $("#labModeWarning").show()
+        $("#labModeWarning").removeClass('hidden')
         //$("#advanced-ai-config-block input[type='range']").hide()
 
     } else {
@@ -470,7 +472,7 @@ async function switchLabMode() {
                 .trigger('input')
         });
         $("#advanced-ai-config-block input[type='range']").show()
-        $("#labModeWarning").hide()
+        $("#labModeWarning").addClass('hidden')
     }
 }
 
@@ -1550,7 +1552,7 @@ export function fuzzySearchWorldInfo(data, searchValue) {
 export function fuzzySearchTags(searchValue) {
     const fuse = new Fuse(tags, {
         keys: [
-            { name: 'name', weight: 1},
+            { name: 'name', weight: 1 },
         ],
         includeScore: true,
         ignoreLocation: true,
@@ -2680,28 +2682,31 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
     });
 
     $("#enableZenSliders").on("input", function () {
-        if (power_user.enableLabMode) {
+        const value = !!$(this).prop('checked');
+        if (power_user.enableLabMode === true && value === true) {
             //disallow zenSliders while Lab Mode is active
-            toastr.warning('ZenSliders not allowed in Mad Lab Mode')
-            $(this).prop('checked', false);
+            toastr.warning('Disable Mad Lab Mode before enabling Zen Sliders')
+            $(this).prop('checked', false).trigger('input');
             return
         }
-        const value = !!$(this).prop('checked');
         power_user.enableZenSliders = value;
         localStorage.setItem(storage_keys.enableZenSliders, Boolean(power_user.enableZenSliders));
+        saveSettingsDebounced();
         switchZenSliders();
     });
 
     $("#enableLabMode").on("input", function () {
-        if (power_user.enableZenSliders) {
+        const value = !!$(this).prop('checked');
+        if (power_user.enableZenSliders === true && value === true) {
             //disallow Lab Mode if ZenSliders are active
-            toastr.warning('Mad Lab Mode not allowed while ZenSliders are active')
-            $(this).prop('checked', false);
+            toastr.warning('Disable Zen Sliders before enabling Mad Lab Mode')
+            $(this).prop('checked', false).trigger('input');;
             return
         }
-        const value = !!$(this).prop('checked');
+
         power_user.enableLabMode = value;
         localStorage.setItem(storage_keys.enableLabMode, Boolean(power_user.enableLabMode));
+        saveSettingsDebounced();
         switchLabMode();
     });
 
@@ -2815,7 +2820,7 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
         switchSimpleMode();
     });
 
-    $('#bogus_folders').on('input', function() {
+    $('#bogus_folders').on('input', function () {
         const value = !!$(this).prop('checked');
         power_user.bogus_folders = value;
         saveSettingsDebounced();