diff --git a/vulpes/src/main.cpp b/vulpes/src/main.cpp
index b43dc87..6fbb5e6 100644
--- a/vulpes/src/main.cpp
+++ b/vulpes/src/main.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ const char* PARAM_FLOAT = "inputFloat";
 String yourInputString;
 int yourInputSend;
 int yourInputWPM;
-int yourInputMsg = 0;
-int yourInputMsg_old = 0; // to save previous state and check changes
+int yourInputMsg;
+int yourInputMsg_old; // to save previous state and check changes
 float yourInputFloat;
 
 // HTML web page to handle 3 input fields (inputString, inputSend, inputFloat)
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ auto morseMOH =
     JLed(output26).UserFunc(&morseEffectMOH).DelayAfter(word_space_ms).Forever();
 auto morseMO5 =
     JLed(output26).UserFunc(&morseEffectMO5).DelayAfter(word_space_ms).Forever();
-auto morseToSend = JLed(output26); // set this up to overwrite later in loop()
+auto morseToSend = morseCQ; // set this up to overwrite later
 
 //================================================================================
 // setup(): stuff that only gets done once, after power up (KB1OIQ's description)
@@ -346,6 +346,23 @@ void setup() {
   yourInputMsg = readFile(SPIFFS, "/inputMsg.txt").toInt();
   yourInputFloat = readFile(SPIFFS, "/inputFloat.txt").toFloat();
 
+
+  // On restart, keep doing what you were doing before
+  yourInputMsg_old = yourInputMsg;
+  if(yourInputMsg == 0){
+    morseToSend = morseCQ;
+  } else if(yourInputMsg == 1){
+    morseToSend = morseMOE;
+  } else if(yourInputMsg == 2){
+    morseToSend = morseMOI;
+  } else if(yourInputMsg == 3){
+    morseToSend = morseMOS;
+  } else if(yourInputMsg == 4){
+    morseToSend = morseMOH;
+  } else if(yourInputMsg == 5){
+    morseToSend = morseMO5;
+  }
+
   WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
   WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
   if (WiFi.waitForConnectResult() != WL_CONNECTED) {