diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index c3d1a67..9159c2f 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@
                     </div>
 
                     <label id="externalAudioBtn" class="mdl-icon-toggle mdl-js-icon-toggle mdl-js-ripple-effect" for="remoteAudioEnabledSwitch">
-                        <input type="checkbox" id="remoteAudioEnabledSwitch" class="mdl-icon-toggle__input" checked>
+                        <input type="checkbox" id="remoteAudioEnabledSwitch" class="mdl-icon-toggle__input">
                         <i class="mdl-icon-toggle__label material-icons">volume_up</i>
                     </label>
                     <div id="externalAudioTooltip" class="mdl-tooltip" for="externalAudioBtn">
-                        Remote audio is ON
+                        Remote audio
                     </div>
 
                     <button type="button" class="mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--raised mdl-button--colored mdl-js-ripple-effect" id="quitCurrentApp">
diff --git a/static/js/index.js b/static/js/index.js
index ebb3b39..c85af73 100644
--- a/static/js/index.js
+++ b/static/js/index.js
@@ -785,9 +785,8 @@ function onWindowLoad(){
         // Load stored remote audio prefs
         chrome.storage.sync.get('remoteAudio', function(previousValue) {
             if(previousValue.remoteAudio == null) {
-                document.querySelector('#externalAudioBtn').MaterialIconToggle.check();
-                return;
-            } else if(previousValue.remoteAudio == false) {
+                document.querySelector('#externalAudioBtn').MaterialIconToggle.uncheck();
+            } else if (previousValue.remoteAudio == false) {
                 document.querySelector('#externalAudioBtn').MaterialIconToggle.uncheck();
             }  else {
                 document.querySelector('#externalAudioBtn').MaterialIconToggle.check();