diff --git a/Source/Project64/N64 System/N64 Class.cpp b/Source/Project64/N64 System/N64 Class.cpp
index cf2a3d30c..a09fa114a 100644
--- a/Source/Project64/N64 System/N64 Class.cpp	
+++ b/Source/Project64/N64 System/N64 Class.cpp	
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ CN64System::CN64System ( CPlugins * Plugins, bool SavesReadOnly ) :
 	m_RspBroke(true),
 	m_SyncCount(0)
 {
-	DWORD gameHertz = 60;
-	if (!g_Settings->LoadDword(Game_ScreenHertz), gameHertz)
+	DWORD gameHertz = g_Settings->LoadDword(Game_ScreenHertz);
+	if (gameHertz == 0)
 	{
 		gameHertz = (SystemType() == SYSTEM_PAL) ? 50 : 60;
 	}
diff --git a/Source/Project64/Settings/Settings Class.cpp b/Source/Project64/Settings/Settings Class.cpp
index 74c7131e0..1cf6d56bd 100644
--- a/Source/Project64/Settings/Settings Class.cpp	
+++ b/Source/Project64/Settings/Settings Class.cpp	
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void CSettings::AddHowToHandleSetting ()
 	AddHandler(Rdb_UseHleGfx,           new CSettingTypeRomDatabase("HLE GFX",Plugin_UseHleGfx));
 	AddHandler(Rdb_UseHleAudio,         new CSettingTypeRomDatabase("HLE Audio",Plugin_UseHleAudio));
 	AddHandler(Rdb_LoadRomToMemory,     new CSettingTypeRomDatabase("Rom In Memory",false));	
-	AddHandler(Rdb_ScreenHertz,         new CSettingTypeRomDatabase("ScreenHertz",60));	
+	AddHandler(Rdb_ScreenHertz,         new CSettingTypeRomDatabase("ScreenHertz",0));	
 	AddHandler(Rdb_FuncLookupMode,      new CSettingTypeRomDatabase("FuncFind",FuncFind_PhysicalLookup));	
 	AddHandler(Rdb_RegCache,            new CSettingTypeRDBYesNo("Reg Cache",true));	
 	AddHandler(Rdb_BlockLinking,        new CSettingTypeRDBOnOff("Linking",true));