diff --git a/templates/channel.jade b/templates/channel.jade
index baa6a826..9e9a7f87 100644
--- a/templates/channel.jade
+++ b/templates/channel.jade
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ html(lang="en")
             button.close(data-dismiss="modal", aria-hidden="true") ×
             h4 Channel Settings
             ul.nav.nav-tabs
-              li: a(href="#cs-miscoptions", data-toggle="tab") General Settings
+              li.active: a(href="#cs-miscoptions", data-toggle="tab") General Settings
               li: a(href="#cs-adminoptions", data-toggle="tab") Admin Settings
               li.dropdown
                 a#cs-edit-dd-toggle(href="#", data-toggle="dropdown") Edit
diff --git a/templates/channeloptions.jade b/templates/channeloptions.jade
index fd7ef63f..cb2913a7 100644
--- a/templates/channeloptions.jade
+++ b/templates/channeloptions.jade
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ mixin textbox-auto(id, label, placeholder)
         input.form-control.cs-textbox(id=id, type="text")
 
 mixin miscoptions
-  #cs-miscoptions.tab-pane
+  #cs-miscoptions.tab-pane.active
     h4 General Settings
     form.form-horizontal(action="javascript:void(0)")
       mixin rcheckbox-auto("cs-allow_voteskip", "Allow voteskip")