diff --git a/frontend/src/components/application-loader/initializers/index.ts b/frontend/src/components/application-loader/initializers/index.ts
index 95e398875..82d197664 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/application-loader/initializers/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/application-loader/initializers/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { isDevMode, isTestMode } from '../../../utils/test-modes'
 import { fetchAndSetUser } from '../../login-page/auth/utils'
 import { loadDarkMode } from './load-dark-mode'
 import { setUpI18n } from './setupI18n'
+import { loadFromLocalStorage } from '../../../redux/editor/methods'
 
 const logger = new Logger('Application Loader')
 
@@ -62,9 +63,18 @@ export const createSetUpTaskList = (): InitTask[] => {
       name: 'Load history state',
       task: refreshHistoryState
     },
+    {
+      name: 'Load preferences',
+      task: loadFromLocalStorageAsync
+    },
     {
       name: 'Add Delay',
       task: customDelay
     }
   ]
 }
+
+const loadFromLocalStorageAsync = (): Promise<void> => {
+  loadFromLocalStorage()
+  return Promise.resolve()
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/editor/methods.ts b/frontend/src/redux/editor/methods.ts
index 5baf9f541..9b5e11271 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/editor/methods.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/editor/methods.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
 import { store } from '..'
-import { Logger } from '../../utils/logger'
 import type {
-  EditorConfig,
+  LoadFromLocalStorageAction,
   SetEditorLigaturesAction,
   SetEditorLineWrappingAction,
   SetEditorSmartPasteAction,
@@ -14,29 +13,6 @@ import type {
 } from './types'
 import { EditorConfigActionType } from './types'
 
-const log = new Logger('Redux > Editor')
-
-export const loadFromLocalStorage = (): EditorConfig | undefined => {
-  try {
-    const stored = window.localStorage.getItem('editorConfig')
-    if (!stored) {
-      return undefined
-    }
-    return JSON.parse(stored) as EditorConfig
-  } catch (_) {
-    return undefined
-  }
-}
-
-export const saveToLocalStorage = (editorConfig: EditorConfig): void => {
-  try {
-    const json = JSON.stringify(editorConfig)
-    localStorage.setItem('editorConfig', json)
-  } catch (error) {
-    log.error('Error while saving editor config in local storage', error)
-  }
-}
-
 export const setEditorSyncScroll = (syncScroll: boolean): void => {
   const action: SetEditorSyncScrollAction = {
     type: EditorConfigActionType.SET_SYNC_SCROLL,
@@ -68,3 +44,10 @@ export const setEditorSmartPaste = (smartPaste: boolean): void => {
   }
   store.dispatch(action)
 }
+
+export const loadFromLocalStorage = (): void => {
+  const action: LoadFromLocalStorageAction = {
+    type: EditorConfigActionType.LOAD_FROM_LOCAL_STORAGE
+  }
+  store.dispatch(action)
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/editor/reducers.ts b/frontend/src/redux/editor/reducers.ts
index f8c67d224..dd5cb240a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/editor/reducers.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/editor/reducers.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
-import { loadFromLocalStorage, saveToLocalStorage } from './methods'
 import type { EditorConfig, EditorConfigActions } from './types'
 import { EditorConfigActionType } from './types'
 import type { Reducer } from 'redux'
+import { Logger } from '../../utils/logger'
+
+const logger = new Logger('EditorConfig Local Storage')
 
 const initialState: EditorConfig = {
   ligatures: true,
@@ -16,16 +18,14 @@ const initialState: EditorConfig = {
   lineWrapping: true
 }
 
-const getInitialState = (): EditorConfig => {
-  return { ...initialState, ...loadFromLocalStorage() }
-}
-
 export const EditorConfigReducer: Reducer<EditorConfig, EditorConfigActions> = (
-  state: EditorConfig = getInitialState(),
+  state: EditorConfig = initialState,
   action: EditorConfigActions
 ) => {
   let newState: EditorConfig
   switch (action.type) {
+    case EditorConfigActionType.LOAD_FROM_LOCAL_STORAGE:
+      return loadFromLocalStorage() ?? initialState
     case EditorConfigActionType.SET_SYNC_SCROLL:
       newState = {
         ...state,
@@ -65,3 +65,31 @@ export const EditorConfigReducer: Reducer<EditorConfig, EditorConfigActions> = (
       return state
   }
 }
+
+export const loadFromLocalStorage = (): EditorConfig | undefined => {
+  try {
+    const stored = window.localStorage.getItem('editorConfig')
+    if (!stored) {
+      return undefined
+    }
+    const storedConfiguration = JSON.parse(stored) as Record<string, boolean>
+    return {
+      ligatures: storedConfiguration?.ligatures === true ?? true,
+      syncScroll: storedConfiguration?.syncScroll === true ?? true,
+      smartPaste: storedConfiguration?.smartPaste === true ?? true,
+      spellCheck: storedConfiguration?.spellCheck === true ?? false,
+      lineWrapping: storedConfiguration?.lineWrapping === true ?? true
+    }
+  } catch (_) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+}
+
+export const saveToLocalStorage = (editorConfig: EditorConfig): void => {
+  try {
+    const json = JSON.stringify(editorConfig)
+    localStorage.setItem('editorConfig', json)
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error while saving editor config in local storage', error)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/redux/editor/types.ts b/frontend/src/redux/editor/types.ts
index 5599fb8c5..e64a5b638 100644
--- a/frontend/src/redux/editor/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/redux/editor/types.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type { Action } from 'redux'
 export enum EditorConfigActionType {
   SET_EDITOR_VIEW_MODE = 'editor/view-mode/set',
   SET_SYNC_SCROLL = 'editor/syncScroll/set',
+  LOAD_FROM_LOCAL_STORAGE = 'editor/preferences/load',
   SET_LIGATURES = 'editor/preferences/setLigatures',
   SET_LINE_WRAPPING = 'editor/preferences/setLineWrapping',
   SET_SMART_PASTE = 'editor/preferences/setSmartPaste',
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ export type EditorConfigActions =
   | SetEditorSmartPasteAction
   | SetEditorLineWrappingAction
   | SetSpellCheckAction
+  | LoadFromLocalStorageAction
+
+export interface LoadFromLocalStorageAction extends Action<EditorConfigActionType> {
+  type: EditorConfigActionType.LOAD_FROM_LOCAL_STORAGE
+}
 
 export interface SetEditorLineWrappingAction extends Action<EditorConfigActionType> {
   type: EditorConfigActionType.SET_LINE_WRAPPING