diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index 9207e68..bef82c2 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ const TimeTrack = {
             this.ticketSystemUrl = storedTicketSystemUrl == null ? '' : storedTicketSystemUrl;
 
             let storedShowPT = localStorage.getItem('showPT');
-            this.showPT = (storedShowPT == null) ? true : storedShowPT;
+            this.showPT = (storedShowPT == null || storedShowPT === 'false') ? true : storedShowPT;
 
             let storedDontShowMinutes = localStorage.getItem('dontShowMinutes');
             this.dontShowMinutes = (storedDontShowMinutes == null || storedDontShowMinutes === 'false') ? false : Boolean(storedDontShowMinutes);
 
             let storedPublicDB = localStorage.getItem('publicDB');
-            this.publicDB = (storedPublicDB == null) ? false : storedPublicDB;
+            this.publicDB = (storedPublicDB == null || storedPublicDB === 'false') ? false : storedPublicDB;
 
             let storedTheme = localStorage.getItem('theme');
             this.theme = storedTheme == null ? 'materia' : storedTheme;