diff --git a/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/menu/SettingsMenu.java b/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/menu/SettingsMenu.java
index ecd6299..7acf8fc 100644
--- a/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/menu/SettingsMenu.java
+++ b/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/menu/SettingsMenu.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package thb.jeanluc.adventure.menu;
 
 import thb.jeanluc.adventure.io.ConsoleIO;
 import thb.jeanluc.adventure.io.GameIO;
-import thb.jeanluc.adventure.io.MusicLevel;
 import thb.jeanluc.adventure.save.Settings;
 import thb.jeanluc.adventure.save.SettingsStore;
 
diff --git a/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/save/Settings.java b/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/save/Settings.java
index a46411b..cc30359 100644
--- a/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/save/Settings.java
+++ b/Semesterprojekt/src/main/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/save/Settings.java
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ import thb.jeanluc.adventure.io.MusicLevel;
 public record Settings(ConsoleIO.ColorMode colorMode, ConsoleIO.GlyphMode glyphMode, MusicLevel musicLevel) {
 
     public Settings {
+        if (colorMode == null) {
+            colorMode = ConsoleIO.ColorMode.AUTO;
+        }
+        if (glyphMode == null) {
+            glyphMode = ConsoleIO.GlyphMode.UNICODE;
+        }
         if (musicLevel == null) {
             musicLevel = MusicLevel.MEDIUM; // backward-compat: old saves lack this field
         }
diff --git a/Semesterprojekt/src/test/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/save/SettingsStoreTest.java b/Semesterprojekt/src/test/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/save/SettingsStoreTest.java
index ccf26ab..5524db4 100644
--- a/Semesterprojekt/src/test/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/save/SettingsStoreTest.java
+++ b/Semesterprojekt/src/test/java/thb/jeanluc/adventure/save/SettingsStoreTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class SettingsStoreTest {
         Settings loaded = store.load();
         assertThat(loaded.colorMode()).isEqualTo(ConsoleIO.ColorMode.ON);
         assertThat(loaded.glyphMode()).isEqualTo(ConsoleIO.GlyphMode.ASCII);
+        assertThat(loaded.musicLevel()).isEqualTo(MusicLevel.MEDIUM);
     }
 
     @Test