diff --git a/frontend/apps/remark42/app/remark.tsx b/frontend/apps/remark42/app/remark.tsx
index af9c98abc2..98a96941cf 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/remark42/app/remark.tsx
+++ b/frontend/apps/remark42/app/remark.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ async function init(): Promise<void> {
   const config = await getConfig();
   StaticStore.config = {
     ...config,
-    simple_view: rawParams.simple_view === undefined || rawParams.simple_view === 'true',
+    simple_view: config.simple_view || rawParams.simple_view === 'true',
   };
 
   render(