diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tasks/partials/PriorityLabel.vue b/frontend/src/components/tasks/partials/PriorityLabel.vue
index e5a7c106f..8b39b0e29 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tasks/partials/PriorityLabel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tasks/partials/PriorityLabel.vue
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ withDefaults(defineProps<{
 const authStore = useAuthStore()
 
 const minimumPriority = computed(() => {
-	return authStore.settings.frontendSettings.minimumPriority
+	return authStore.settings.frontendSettings.minimumPriority || priorities.MEDIUM
 })
 </script>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/modelTypes/IUserSettings.ts b/frontend/src/modelTypes/IUserSettings.ts
index 1582d9612..6ea48dbe5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/modelTypes/IUserSettings.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/modelTypes/IUserSettings.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface IFrontendSettings {
 	allowIconChanges: boolean
 	filterIdUsedOnOverview: IProject['id'] | null
 	defaultView?: DefaultProjectViewKind
-	minimumPriority: Priority
+	minimumPriority?: Priority
 	dateDisplay: DateDisplay
 	defaultTaskRelationType: IRelationKind
 }