diff --git a/commands/queueManagement.js b/commands/queueManagement.js
index d5b63e7..78c99a9 100644
--- a/commands/queueManagement.js
+++ b/commands/queueManagement.js
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import { state } from '../constants.js';
 
 async function handleOpenCommand(channel, tags, client, io) {
   state.queue_open = true;
+  await settings_db.set('queue_open', true);
   abbadabbabotSay(channel, client, tags, 'formally announce the opening of the queue to the chat');
   io.emit('new_turn', `Queue Just Opened`);
 }
 
 async function handleCloseCommand(channel, tags, client, io) {
   state.queue_open = false;
+  await settings_db.set('queue_open', false);
   abbadabbabotSay(channel, client, tags, 'formally announce the closing of the queue to the chat');
   io.emit('new_turn', `Queue Closed`);
 }
diff --git a/constants.js b/constants.js
index e4f57e5..83b59b9 100644
--- a/constants.js
+++ b/constants.js
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
-import { dirname } from 'path';
+import { dirname, join } from 'path';
+import jsoning from 'jsoning';
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
 
+const settings_db = new jsoning(join(__dirname, 'db/queue_settings.json'));
+
+const persistedQueueOpen = settings_db.get('queue_open');
+
 dotenv.config();
 
 export const state = {
   current_turn: "None... yet",
   end_time: 1708317900,
-  queue_open: false,
+  queue_open: persistedQueueOpen ?? false,
   firsts_first: true,
   ai_enabled: true,
   death_count: 0,
diff --git a/db/queue_settings.json b/db/queue_settings.json
index 65788ca..4c97c72 100644
--- a/db/queue_settings.json
+++ b/db/queue_settings.json
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
-{"last_turn_type":false,"deeze_nutz":2650,"turn_count":2501,"youtubes_watched":74,"notification":"<h3><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; background-color: #f1c40f; font-size: 24pt;\">Sexy Mustard Sandwich: 5 | Skooty: 2 | Josh: 5</span><br /><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f1c40f;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Propose and get a yes&nbsp;</span><br /></span><span style=\"background-color: #f1c40f;\">Ask someone to suck cheeto dust off fingers</span></span><br /><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; background-color: #f1c40f;\">Nickelodeon cartoon avatar</span></span><br /><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f1c40f;\">Giant Nose with boogers<br /></span><span style=\"background-color: #f1c40f;\">Sing with someone</span></span></h3>","subsTracker":1057,"bitsTracker":80612,"donationsTracker":2119.5205564735597,"completedSpins":3}
\ No newline at end of file
+{
+  "last_turn_type": false,
+  "deeze_nutz": 2650,
+  "turn_count": 2501,
+  "youtubes_watched": 74,
+  "notification": "<h3><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; background-color: #f1c40f; font-size: 24pt;\">Sexy Mustard Sandwich: 5 | Skooty: 2 | Josh: 5</span><br /><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f1c40f;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Propose and get a yes&nbsp;</span><br /></span><span style=\"background-color: #f1c40f;\">Ask someone to suck cheeto dust off fingers</span></span><br /><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; background-color: #f1c40f;\">Nickelodeon cartoon avatar</span></span><br /><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f1c40f;\">Giant Nose with boogers<br /></span><span style=\"background-color: #f1c40f;\">Sing with someone</span></span></h3>",
+  "subsTracker": 1057,
+  "bitsTracker": 80612,
+  "donationsTracker": 2119.5205564735597,
+  "completedSpins": 3,
+  "queue_open": false
+}
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index ffab2d0..2e2d504 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ const request = require("request");
 const express = require("express");
 const app = express();
 const port = 3000;
+const jsoning = require("jsoning");
+const settings_db = new jsoning("db/queue_settings.json");
 
 const client = new tmi.Client({
   options: { debug: true },
@@ -14,8 +16,8 @@ const client = new tmi.Client({
 });
 
 client.connect();
-//Queue closed by default
-var queue_open = false;
+//Queue closed by default unless stored in db
+var queue_open = settings_db.get('queue_open') || false;
 var queue = [];
 var turn_counter = [];
 var firsts_first = false;
@@ -357,6 +359,7 @@ client.on("message", (channel, tags, message, self) => {
     if (isBroadcaster || tags.username == "zilchgnu") {
       //set queue_open to true
       queue_open = true;
+      settings_db.set('queue_open', true);
       //let the chat know what is up
       client.say(channel, `@${tags["display-name"]} has opened the queue!`);
     }
@@ -367,6 +370,7 @@ client.on("message", (channel, tags, message, self) => {
     if (isBroadcaster|| tags.username == "zilchgnu") {
       //set queue_open to true
       queue_open = false;
+      settings_db.set('queue_open', false);
       //let the chat know what is up
       client.say(channel, `@${tags["display-name"]} has closed the queue!`);
     }