diff --git a/scenes/UI/menu_music.gd b/scenes/UI/menu_music.gd
index 23de7c4..af4c902 100644
--- a/scenes/UI/menu_music.gd
+++ b/scenes/UI/menu_music.gd
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func _load_settings() -> void:
 		_user_volume_linear = clamp(stored_volume, 0.0, 1.0)
 		var stored_muted: bool = bool(config.get_value(CONFIG_SECTION, CONFIG_KEY_MUSIC_MUTED, false))
 		_is_muted = stored_muted
-	elif err == ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST:
+	elif err == ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST or err == ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
 		_user_volume_linear = DEFAULT_VOLUME
 		_is_muted = false
 	else:
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func _load_settings() -> void:
 func _save_settings() -> void:
 	var config: ConfigFile = ConfigFile.new()
 	var err: int = config.load(CONFIG_PATH)
-	if err != OK and err != ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST:
+	if err != OK and err != ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST and err != ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
 		push_warning("Failed to load settings.cfg before saving: %s" % err)
 		config = ConfigFile.new()
 	elif err != OK:
diff --git a/scenes/UI/menu_sfx.gd b/scenes/UI/menu_sfx.gd
index ab57e14..f99996e 100644
--- a/scenes/UI/menu_sfx.gd
+++ b/scenes/UI/menu_sfx.gd
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func _load_settings() -> void:
 	if err == OK:
 		_user_volume_linear = clamp(float(config.get_value(CONFIG_SECTION, CONFIG_KEY_VOLUME, DEFAULT_VOLUME)), 0.0, 1.0)
 		_is_muted = bool(config.get_value(CONFIG_SECTION, CONFIG_KEY_MUTED, false))
-	elif err == ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST:
+	elif err == ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST or err == ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
 		_user_volume_linear = DEFAULT_VOLUME
 		_is_muted = false
 	else:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func _load_settings() -> void:
 func _save_settings() -> void:
 	var config: ConfigFile = ConfigFile.new()
 	var err: int = config.load(CONFIG_PATH)
-	if err != OK and err != ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST:
+	if err != OK and err != ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST and err != ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
 		push_warning("Failed to load settings.cfg before saving: %s" % err)
 		config = ConfigFile.new()
 	elif err != OK:
diff --git a/scenes/UI/start_screen.gd b/scenes/UI/start_screen.gd
index dbc509f..3c29f2b 100644
--- a/scenes/UI/start_screen.gd
+++ b/scenes/UI/start_screen.gd
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func _register_focus_sounds() -> void:
 				button.mouse_entered.connect(_on_menu_item_focus)
 
 func _on_start_button_pressed():
-	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("uid://dchj6g2i8ebph")
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/Grid/grid_field.tscn")
 
 func _on_settings_button_pressed():
 	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("uid://d3tqrm4ry4l88")