diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/game-details/modals/download-settings-modal.tsx b/src/renderer/src/pages/game-details/modals/download-settings-modal.tsx
index 6a21b0be..9293071f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/pages/game-details/modals/download-settings-modal.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/game-details/modals/download-settings-modal.tsx
@@ -139,12 +139,6 @@ export function DownloadSettingsModal({
     userPreferences?.torBoxApiToken,
   ]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (userPreferences?.extractFilesByDefault === undefined) {
-      window.electron.updateUserPreferences({ extractFilesByDefault: true });
-    }
-  }, [userPreferences?.extractFilesByDefault]);
-
   const handleChooseDownloadsPath = async () => {
     const { filePaths } = await window.electron.showOpenDialog({
       defaultPath: selectedPath,
diff --git a/src/types/level.types.ts b/src/types/level.types.ts
index 764998af..d5a2d934 100644
--- a/src/types/level.types.ts
+++ b/src/types/level.types.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export interface UserPreferences {
   achievementNotificationsEnabled?: boolean;
   friendRequestNotificationsEnabled?: boolean;
   showDownloadSpeedInMegabytes?: boolean;
-  extractFilesByDefault?: boolean;
+  extractFilesByDefault?: boolean | undefined;
 }
 
 export interface ScreenState {