diff --git a/materialious/android/app/build.gradle b/materialious/android/app/build.gradle
index bb9936a1..77197d89 100644
--- a/materialious/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/materialious/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "us.materialio.app"
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode 172
-        versionName "1.12.0"
+        versionCode 173
+        versionName "1.12.1"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         aaptOptions {
              // Files and dirs to omit from the packaged assets dir, modified to accommodate modern web apps.
diff --git a/materialious/electron/materialious.metainfo.xml b/materialious/electron/materialious.metainfo.xml
index c03446d4..e1908758 100644
--- a/materialious/electron/materialious.metainfo.xml
+++ b/materialious/electron/materialious.metainfo.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@
   <releases>
 
     
-    <release version="1.12.0" date="2025-12-05">
+    
+    <release version="1.12.1" date="2025-12-08">
+      <url>https://github.com/Materialious/Materialious/releases/tag/1.12.1</url>
+    </release>
+<release version="1.12.0" date="2025-12-05">
       <url>https://github.com/Materialious/Materialious/releases/tag/1.12.0</url>
     </release>
 <release version="1.11.10" date="2025-11-28">
diff --git a/materialious/electron/package.json b/materialious/electron/package.json
index 88863bf8..f6d7107e 100644
--- a/materialious/electron/package.json
+++ b/materialious/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "Materialious",
-	"version": "1.12.0",
+	"version": "1.12.1",
 	"description": "Modern material design for Invidious.",
 	"author": {
 		"name": "Ward Pearce",
diff --git a/materialious/package.json b/materialious/package.json
index 725be7eb..9320d3ba 100644
--- a/materialious/package.json
+++ b/materialious/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "materialious",
-	"version": "1.12.0",
+	"version": "1.12.1",
 	"private": true,
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "vite dev",
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/externalSettings.ts b/materialious/src/lib/externalSettings.ts
index a956ee93..dabf20aa 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/externalSettings.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/externalSettings.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { page } from '$app/stores';
+import { page } from '$app/state';
 import {
 	darkModeStore,
 	deArrowEnabledStore,
@@ -232,17 +232,10 @@ const persistedStores: {
 	}
 ];
 
-function setStores(toSet: Record<string, any>) {
+function setStores(toSet: Record<string, any>, overwriteExisting: boolean = false) {
 	persistedStores.forEach((store) => {
-		let userOverwritten: boolean = false;
-		try {
-			userOverwritten = localStorage.getItem(store.name) !== null;
-		} catch {
-			// Continue regardless of error
-		}
-
 		const paramValue = toSet[store.name];
-		if (typeof paramValue !== 'undefined' && !userOverwritten) {
+		if (typeof paramValue !== 'undefined' && overwriteExisting) {
 			let value: any;
 
 			if (store.type === 'array') {
@@ -274,9 +267,22 @@ export function loadSettingsFromEnv() {
 		defaultSettingsJson = defaultSettingsJson.slice(0, -1);
 	}
 
+	let isInitialLoad = false;
+	try {
+		const isInitialLoadStorage = localStorage.getItem('initialLoadState');
+		if (isInitialLoadStorage === null) {
+			isInitialLoad = true;
+		} else {
+			localStorage.setItem('initialLoadState', '1');
+		}
+	} catch {
+		// In an environment where localstorage isn't allowed, treat as initial load.
+		isInitialLoad = true;
+	}
+
 	try {
 		const defaultSettings = JSON.parse(defaultSettingsJson);
-		setStores(defaultSettings);
+		setStores(defaultSettings, isInitialLoad);
 	} catch (error) {
 		console.log(error);
 	}
@@ -296,13 +302,11 @@ export function bookmarkletSaveToUrl(): string {
 }
 
 export function bookmarkletLoadFromUrl() {
-	const currentPage = get(page);
-
 	const toSet: Record<string, string> = {};
 
-	currentPage.url.searchParams.forEach((value, key) => {
+	page.url.searchParams.forEach((value, key) => {
 		toSet[key] = value;
 	});
 
-	setStores(toSet);
+	setStores(toSet, true);
 }
diff --git a/update_versions.py b/update_versions.py
index 0e6d8478..414c42d9 100644
--- a/update_versions.py
+++ b/update_versions.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
 
-LATEST_VERSION = "1.12.0"
+LATEST_VERSION = "1.12.1"
 RELEASE_DATE = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%-m-%d")  # Format: YYYY-M-D
 
 WORKING_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "materialious")