diff --git a/src/assets/qualitySelector.ts b/src/assets/qualitySelector.ts
index 984e3b6..e35e871 100644
--- a/src/assets/qualitySelector.ts
+++ b/src/assets/qualitySelector.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import videojs from 'video.js'
 import 'videojs-contrib-quality-levels'
 import type { QualityLevelList, QualityLevel } from 'videojs-contrib-quality-levels'
 import i18n from '@/i18n'
+import { getSetting } from '@/mixins'
 
 const getQualityFromSettings = (qualityLevels) => {
   const settings = localStorage.getItem("settings")
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export const createQualitySelector = (player: any) => {
         }
 
         // set quality on startup
-        const startingQuality = getQualityFromSettings()
+        const startingQuality = getSetting("defaultQuality")
         const id = formatedQualities.find((i) => i.name === startingQuality)?.id
         setQuality(id)
 
diff --git a/src/mixins.ts b/src/mixins.ts
index acd90df..36596be 100644
--- a/src/mixins.ts
+++ b/src/mixins.ts
@@ -41,13 +41,43 @@ export async function getEndpoint(endpoint: string) {
   return data
 }
 
-export function chatVisible() {
-  const storage = localStorage.getItem('settings')
-  if (!storage) return true
-  const parsed = JSON.parse(storage)
+export function getDefaultSettings() {
+  return {
+    "audioOnly": {
+        "name": "Audio Only",
+        "selected": false,
+        "type": "checkbox"
+    },
+    "defaultQuality": {
+        "name": "Default Quality",
+        "options": ["160p", "360p", "480p", "720p", "1080p"],
+        "selected": "480p",
+        "type": "option"
+    },
+    "chatVisible": {
+        "name": "Hide Chat",
+        "selected": false,
+        "type": "checkbox"
+    },
+  }
+}
 
+export function getSetting(key: string): boolean | string {
+  const storage = localStorage.getItem('settings')
+  let parsed
+  if (!storage) {
+    parsed = getDefaultSettings()
+  } else {
+    parsed = JSON.parse(storage)
+  }
+
+  return parsed[key].selected
+}
+
+export function chatVisible() {
+  const p = getSetting("chatVisible")
   // Flip becuase on the setting page it's
   // displayed as "Hide Chat", but the value
   // is chatVisible
-  return !parsed.chatVisible.selected
+  return !p
 }
diff --git a/src/views/SettingsView.vue b/src/views/SettingsView.vue
index 9f3df88..64d6eb2 100644
--- a/src/views/SettingsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/SettingsView.vue
@@ -1,28 +1,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+import { getDefaultSettings } from '@/mixins'
+
 export default {
     setup() {
         let settings
 
         let storedSettings = localStorage.getItem("settings")
         if (storedSettings === null) {
-            settings = {
-                "audioOnly": {
-                    "name": "Audio Only",
-                    "selected": false,
-                    "type": "checkbox"
-                },
-                "defaultQuality": {
-                    "name": "Default Quality",
-                    "options": ["160p", "360p", "480p", "720p", "1080p"],
-                    "selected": "480p",
-                    "type": "option"
-                },
-                "chatVisible": {
-                    "name": "Hide Chat",
-                    "selected": false,
-                    "type": "checkbox"
-                },
-            }
+            settings = getDefaultSettings()
         } else {
             settings = JSON.parse(storedSettings)
         }