diff --git a/gui_vue/src/components/main_top_navbar.vue b/gui_vue/src/components/main_top_navbar.vue
index 434b7484..cb0aaf0e 100644
--- a/gui_vue/src/components/main_top_navbar.vue
+++ b/gui_vue/src/components/main_top_navbar.vue
@@ -10,15 +10,32 @@ const state = useStateStore(pinia);
 import { useSettingsStore } from "../store/settingsStore.js";
 const settings = useSettingsStore(pinia);
 
+import { useAudioStore } from "../store/audioStore.js";
+const audioStore = useAudioStore(pinia);
+
 import { startModem, stopModem } from "../js/daemon.js";
+import { saveSettingsToFile } from "../js/settingsHandler";
 
 function startStopModem() {
   switch (state.modem_running_state) {
     case "stopped":
 
-      settings.rx_audio = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_input_selectbox")).value;
-      settings.tx_audio = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_output_selectbox")).value;
+      let startupInputDeviceValue = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_input_selectbox")).value;
+      let startupOutputDeviceValue = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_output_selectbox")).value;
 
+      let startupInputDeviceIndex = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_input_selectbox")).selectedIndex;
+      let startupOutputDeviceIndex = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_output_selectbox")).selectedIndex;
+
+
+      audioStore.startupInputDevice = startupInputDeviceValue
+      audioStore.startupOutputDevice = startupOutputDeviceValue
+
+      // get full name of audio device
+      settings.rx_audio = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_input_selectbox")).options[startupInputDeviceIndex].text;
+      settings.tx_audio = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_output_selectbox")).options[startupOutputDeviceIndex].text;
+
+
+      saveSettingsToFile();
 
       startModem();
 
diff --git a/gui_vue/src/js/daemon.js b/gui_vue/src/js/daemon.js
index 90551d41..cd13f70e 100644
--- a/gui_vue/src/js/daemon.js
+++ b/gui_vue/src/js/daemon.js
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ export function startModem() {
       {
         mycall: settings.mycall,
         mygrid: settings.mygrid,
-        rx_audio: settings.rx_audio,
-        tx_audio: settings.tx_audio,
+        rx_audio: audioStore.startupInputDevice,
+        tx_audio: audioStore.startupOutputDevice,
         radiocontrol: settings.radiocontrol,
         devicename: settings.devicename,
         deviceport: settings.deviceport,
diff --git a/gui_vue/src/js/settingsHandler.js b/gui_vue/src/js/settingsHandler.js
index 73a4430d..a7fc7fe8 100644
--- a/gui_vue/src/js/settingsHandler.js
+++ b/gui_vue/src/js/settingsHandler.js
@@ -65,11 +65,13 @@ const configDefaultSettings =
                   "modem_port": 3000,\
                   "daemon_host": "127.0.0.1",\
                   "daemon_port": 3001,\
-                  "mycall": "AA0AA",\
+                  "rx_audio" : "",\
+                  "tx_audio" : "",\
+                  "mycall": "AA0AA-0",\
                   "myssid": "0",\
                   "mygrid": "JN40aa",\
                   "radiocontrol" : "disabled",\
-                  "hamlib_deviceid": "RIG_MODEL_DUMMY_NOVFO",\
+                  "hamlib_deviceid": 6,\
                   "hamlib_deviceport": "ignore",\
                   "hamlib_stop_bits": "ignore",\
                   "hamlib_data_bits": "ignore",\
diff --git a/gui_vue/src/store/audioStore.js b/gui_vue/src/store/audioStore.js
index eab8ba31..72b09612 100644
--- a/gui_vue/src/store/audioStore.js
+++ b/gui_vue/src/store/audioStore.js
@@ -1,14 +1,33 @@
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 import { ref, computed } from "vue";
 
+import { setActivePinia } from "pinia";
+import pinia from "../store/index";
+setActivePinia(pinia);
+
+import { useSettingsStore } from "../store/settingsStore.js";
+const settings = useSettingsStore(pinia);
+
 export const useAudioStore = defineStore("audioStore", () => {
   var inputDevices = ref([{ id: 0, name: "no input devices" }]);
   var outputDevices = ref([{ id: 0, name: "no output devices" }]);
 
+  var startupInputDevice = ref(0)
+  var startupOutputDevice = ref(0)
+
+
   function getInputDevices() {
     var html = "";
     for (var key in inputDevices.value) {
-      html += `<option value=${inputDevices.value[key]["id"]}>${inputDevices.value[key]["name"]}</option>`;
+
+      let selected = ''
+      if (inputDevices.value[key]["name"] == settings.rx_audio){
+        selected = "selected"
+      } else {
+       selected = ''
+      }
+
+      html += `<option value=${inputDevices.value[key]["id"]} ${selected}>${inputDevices.value[key]["name"]}</option>`;
     }
     return html;
   }
@@ -16,10 +35,17 @@ export const useAudioStore = defineStore("audioStore", () => {
   function getOutputDevices() {
     var html = "";
     for (var key in outputDevices.value) {
-      html += `<option value="${outputDevices.value[key]["id"]}">${outputDevices.value[key]["name"]}</option>`;
+
+      let selected = ''
+      if (outputDevices.value[key]["name"] == settings.tx_audio){
+        selected = "selected"
+      } else {
+       selected = ''
+      }
+      html += `<option value=${outputDevices.value[key]["id"]} ${selected}>${outputDevices.value[key]["name"]}</option>`;
     }
     return html;
   }
 
-  return { inputDevices, outputDevices, getInputDevices, getOutputDevices };
+  return { inputDevices, outputDevices, getInputDevices, getOutputDevices, startupInputDevice, startupOutputDevice };
 });