diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/soundcore/motion300/SoundcoreMotion300SettingsCustomizer.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/soundcore/motion300/SoundcoreMotion300SettingsCustomizer.java
index 251fae92c..da94cba17 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/soundcore/motion300/SoundcoreMotion300SettingsCustomizer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/soundcore/motion300/SoundcoreMotion300SettingsCustomizer.java
@@ -50,9 +50,13 @@ public class SoundcoreMotion300SettingsCustomizer implements DeviceSpecificSetti
         if (!preference.getKey().equals(PREF_SOUNDCORE_EQUALIZER_PRESET))
             return;
 
-        String preset = ((ListPreference)preference).getEntry().toString();
+        CharSequence preset = ((ListPreference)preference).getEntry();
+
+        if (preset == null)
+            return;
+
         Preference pref = handler.findPreference(PREF_SOUNDCORE_EQUALIZER_CUSTOM);
-        boolean customEnabled = preset.equals(handler.getContext().getString(R.string.custom));
+        boolean customEnabled = preset.toString().equals(handler.getContext().getString(R.string.custom));
 
         if (pref != null)
             pref.setEnabled(customEnabled);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/devicesettings_soundcore_motion300.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/devicesettings_soundcore_motion300.xml
index 130bb9ce4..2cae644ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/devicesettings_soundcore_motion300.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/devicesettings_soundcore_motion300.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         android:layout="@layout/preference_checkbox"
         android:title="@string/soundcore_voice_prompts" />
     <ListPreference
+        android:defaultValue="70"
         android:entries="@array/soundcore_button_brightness_names"
         android:entryValues="@array/soundcore_button_brightness_values"
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_wb_sunny"
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
         android:summary="%s"
         android:title="@string/soundcore_button_brightness" />
     <ListPreference
+        android:defaultValue="3"
         android:entries="@array/soundcore_auto_power_off_names"
         android:entryValues="@array/soundcore_auto_power_off_values"
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_power_settings_new"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/devicesettings_soundcore_motion300_audio.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/devicesettings_soundcore_motion300_audio.xml
index aebba11b4..5f89b042f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/devicesettings_soundcore_motion300_audio.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/devicesettings_soundcore_motion300_audio.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
             android:title="@string/soundcore_adaptive_direction_title"
             android:summary="@string/soundcore_adaptive_direction_summary" />
         <ListPreference
+            android:defaultValue="0"
             android:entries="@array/soundcore_equalizer_preset_names"
             android:entryValues="@array/soundcore_equalizer_preset_values"
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_equalizer"