diff --git a/ytsage/gui/ytsage_gui_dialogs/ytsage_dialogs_settings.py b/ytsage/gui/ytsage_gui_dialogs/ytsage_dialogs_settings.py
index 59d6e6b..e24822f 100644
--- a/ytsage/gui/ytsage_gui_dialogs/ytsage_dialogs_settings.py
+++ b/ytsage/gui/ytsage_gui_dialogs/ytsage_dialogs_settings.py
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ class DownloadSettingsDialog(QDialog):
         generic_mode_group_box = QGroupBox(_("settings.generic_mode"))
         generic_mode_layout = QVBoxLayout()
 
-        self.generic_mode_enabled = ConfigManager.get("generic_mode") or False
+        generic_val = ConfigManager.get("generic_mode")
+        self.generic_mode_enabled = generic_val if generic_val is not None else True
 
         self.generic_mode_checkbox = QCheckBox(_("settings.enable_generic_mode"))
         self.generic_mode_checkbox.setChecked(self.generic_mode_enabled)
diff --git a/ytsage/gui/ytsage_gui_main.py b/ytsage/gui/ytsage_gui_main.py
index 7743700..2263e6f 100644
--- a/ytsage/gui/ytsage_gui_main.py
+++ b/ytsage/gui/ytsage_gui_main.py
@@ -259,7 +259,10 @@ class YTSageApp(QMainWindow, FormatTableMixin, VideoInfoMixin, AnalysisMixin):
         self.force_audio_format = ConfigManager.get("force_audio_format") or False
         self.preferred_audio_format = ConfigManager.get("preferred_audio_format") or "best"
         self.audio_normalization = ConfigManager.get("audio_normalization") or False
-        self.generic_mode_enabled = ConfigManager.get("generic_mode") or False
+        
+        generic_val = ConfigManager.get("generic_mode")
+        self.generic_mode_enabled = generic_val if generic_val is not None else True
+        
         # Track if video analysis is completed
         self.analysis_completed = False
 
diff --git a/ytsage/utils/ytsage_config_manager.py b/ytsage/utils/ytsage_config_manager.py
index fcbe92f..3f73532 100644
--- a/ytsage/utils/ytsage_config_manager.py
+++ b/ytsage/utils/ytsage_config_manager.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class ConfigManager:
     _settings: Dict[str, Any] = {}
     _default_config: Dict[str, Any] = {
         "download_path": str(USER_HOME_DIR / "Downloads"),
-        "generic_mode": False,
+        "generic_mode": True,
         "speed_limit_value": None,
         "speed_limit_unit_index": 0,
         "cookie_source": "browser",  # "browser" or "file"