diff --git a/uhabits-core/src/main/java/org/isoron/uhabits/core/preferences/Preferences.java b/uhabits-core/src/main/java/org/isoron/uhabits/core/preferences/Preferences.java
index 3add5f25e..27a95a2f0 100644
--- a/uhabits-core/src/main/java/org/isoron/uhabits/core/preferences/Preferences.java
+++ b/uhabits-core/src/main/java/org/isoron/uhabits/core/preferences/Preferences.java
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ public class Preferences {
     }
 
     public int getFirstWeekDay() {
-        return Integer.parseInt(storage.getString("pref_week_start", "7"));
+        Calendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();
+        return Integer.parseInt(storage.getString("pref_week_start", String.valueOf(calendar.getFirstDayOfWeek())));
     }
 
     public String getSyncAddress() {