diff --git a/src/components/widgets/background/Background.jsx b/src/components/widgets/background/Background.jsx
index efb147a4..196df370 100644
--- a/src/components/widgets/background/Background.jsx
+++ b/src/components/widgets/background/Background.jsx
@@ -182,12 +182,15 @@ export default class Background extends PureComponent {
         break;
 
       case 'custom':
-        let customBackground;
+        let customBackground = [];
+        const customSaved = localStorage.getItem('customBackground');
         try {
-          customBackground = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('customBackground'));
+          customBackground = JSON.parse(customSaved);
         } catch (e) {
-          // move to new format
-          customBackground = [localStorage.getItem('customBackground')];
+          if (customSaved !== '') {
+            // move to new format
+            customBackground = [customSaved];
+          }
           localStorage.setItem('customBackground', JSON.stringify(customBackground));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/default_settings.json b/src/modules/default_settings.json
index d08a5f06..33febce9 100644
--- a/src/modules/default_settings.json
+++ b/src/modules/default_settings.json
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
     "name": "brightness",
     "value": 90
   },
+  {
+    "name": "zero",
+    "value": true
+  },
   {
     "name": "events",
     "value": true