diff --git a/src/context/App.test.tsx b/src/context/App.test.tsx
index 1c788a9ea..6f704f9f1 100644
--- a/src/context/App.test.tsx
+++ b/src/context/App.test.tsx
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ describe('context/App.tsx', () => {
         participating: true,
         playSound: true,
         showNotifications: true,
-        colors: false,
+        colors: null,
         markAsDoneOnOpen: false,
       },
     );
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ describe('context/App.tsx', () => {
         participating: false,
         playSound: true,
         showNotifications: true,
-        colors: false,
+        colors: null,
         markAsDoneOnOpen: false,
       },
     );
diff --git a/src/context/App.tsx b/src/context/App.tsx
index d009a1604..b47bc8c77 100644
--- a/src/context/App.tsx
+++ b/src/context/App.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const defaultSettings: SettingsState = {
   showNotifications: true,
   openAtStartup: false,
   appearance: Appearance.SYSTEM,
-  colors: false,
+  colors: null,
   markAsDoneOnOpen: false,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useNotifications.ts b/src/hooks/useNotifications.ts
index 41875fb8b..602a9f185 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNotifications.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useNotifications.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export const useNotifications = (colors: boolean): NotificationsState => {
                 ]
               : [...enterpriseNotifications];
 
-            if (!colors) {
+            if (colors === false) {
               setNotifications(data);
               triggerNativeNotifications(
                 notifications,
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 5925a24f7..dc28c33a3 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface SettingsState {
   showNotifications: boolean;
   openAtStartup: boolean;
   appearance: Appearance;
-  colors: boolean;
+  colors: boolean | null;
   markAsDoneOnOpen: boolean;
 }