From 6fb3dcdaea8c0269e833132c0fdb61bcf4fc5eeb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dazedanon <dazedanon@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:20:16 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Reset to default if no env

---
 gui/config_tab.py | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gui/config_tab.py b/gui/config_tab.py
index a805db9..67138ad 100644
--- a/gui/config_tab.py
+++ b/gui/config_tab.py
@@ -49,8 +49,15 @@ class ConfigTab(QWidget):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
         self.env_file_path = Path(".env")
+        # Initialize UI first so widgets/tabs exist for resetting or loading
         self.init_ui()
-        self.load_from_env()
+
+        # If a .env file doesn't exist, show defaults in the UI
+        # (prevents showing stale values from the process/OS environment)
+        if not self.env_file_path.exists():
+            self.reset_to_defaults()
+        else:
+            self.load_from_env()
         
     def init_ui(self):
         """Initialize the user interface with horizontal icon navigation at top."""