diff --git a/js/winter-snow.js b/js/winter-snow.js
index 99814436..93aa956c 100644
--- a/js/winter-snow.js
+++ b/js/winter-snow.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 // hacky enabling of snowstorm, probably a better way
 $(document).ready(function(){
-        var snow = localStorage['snow'] ? false : true;
+        var snow = localStorage['snow'] ? true : false;
+        // delete previous value if "false"; this used to be on-by-default
+        if (snow && localStorage.snow == false) {
+            delete localStorage.snow;
+            snow = false;
+        }
 
         if (window.Options && Options.get_tab('general')) {
                         selector = '#add-snow>input';
@@ -12,9 +17,9 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
                 .on(event, function() {
                         snow = !snow;
                         if (snow) {
-                                delete localStorage.snow;
+                                localStorage.snow = true;
                         } else {
-                                localStorage.snow = false;
+                                delete localStorage.snow;
                         }
                 });
         if (snow) {