diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b28a78fcf..0d5999dcf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-09-23  Ludovic Marcotte  <lmarcotte@inverse.ca>
+
+	* UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m 
+	We now fallback to the default system selected day.
+
 2009-09-22  Ludovic Marcotte  <lmarcotte@inverse.ca>
 
         * Updated the documentation for the Invisible -> Flagged
diff --git a/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m b/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m
index 2d0703adb..1fd64a379 100644
--- a/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m
+++ b/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static BOOL defaultShowSubscribedFoldersOnly = NO;
 
 - (NSString *) userWeekStartDay
 {
-  return [userDefaults objectForKey: @"WeekStartDay"];
+  return [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%d", [user firstDayOfWeek]];;
 }
 
 - (void) setUserWeekStartDay: (NSString *) newDay