diff --git a/source/global/IDEsettings.bas b/source/global/IDEsettings.bas
index e811f9bcc..2cebdaa99 100644
--- a/source/global/IDEsettings.bas
+++ b/source/global/IDEsettings.bas
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ IF LoadedIDESettings = 0 THEN
             IDE_TopPosition = VAL(value$)
         ELSE
             IDE_Autopostion = 0 'If there's no position saved in the file, then we certainly don't need to try and auto-position to our last setting.
+            IDE_TopPosition = 0
             WriteConfigSetting "'[IDE DISPLAY SETTINGS]", "IDE_TopPosition", "0"
         END IF
 
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ IF LoadedIDESettings = 0 THEN
             IDE_LeftPosition = VAL(value$)
         ELSE
             IDE_Autopostion = 0 'If there's no position saved in the file, then we certainly don't need to try and auto-position to our last setting.
+            IDE_LeftPosition = 0
             WriteConfigSetting "'[IDE DISPLAY SETTINGS]", "IDE_LeftPosition", "0"
         END IF
 
diff --git a/source/qb64.bas b/source/qb64.bas
index 2cc7923d4..2fdce9f8a 100644
--- a/source/qb64.bas
+++ b/source/qb64.bas
@@ -915,9 +915,7 @@ gl_scan_header
 '-----------------------QB64 COMPILER ONCE ONLY SETUP CODE ENDS HERE---------------------------------------
 
 IF NoIDEMode THEN IDE_AutoPosition = 0: GOTO noide
-IF IDE_AutoPosition <> 0 AND IDE_TopPosition <> 0 AND IDE_LeftPosition <> 0 THEN
-    _SCREENMOVE IDE_LeftPosition, IDE_TopPosition
-END IF
+IF IDE_AutoPosition THEN _SCREENMOVE IDE_LeftPosition, IDE_TopPosition
 idemode = 1
 sendc$ = "" 'no initial message
 IF CMDLineFile <> "" THEN sendc$ = CHR$(1) + CMDLineFile