diff --git a/internal/page/scrollerPage.go b/internal/page/scrollerPage.go
index 6f128e5..6ec7a9f 100644
--- a/internal/page/scrollerPage.go
+++ b/internal/page/scrollerPage.go
@@ -287,6 +287,12 @@ func (p *ScrollerPage) Init(ctx *PageCtx) error {
 		var selectedAudio db.AudioFile
 		if err := p.Context.DbPtr.Where("Selected = ?", true).First(&selectedAudio).Error; err != nil {
 			logger.Error("error querying database for selected audio: %v", err)
+			selectedAudio = db.AudioFile{
+				Name:     "OriginalAudio",
+				Path:     filepath.Join(p.Context.CfgPtr.AssetsDir, "audio", "OriginalAudio.wav"),
+				Selected: true,
+				Order:    0,
+			}
 		}
 
 		logger.Info("Playing %s", selectedAudio.Path)