diff --git a/include/cheats.hpp b/include/cheats.hpp
index 59e88e7a2..2be25827d 100644
--- a/include/cheats.hpp
+++ b/include/cheats.hpp
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class Cheats {
 	};
 
 	struct Cheat {
-		bool enabled;
-		CheatType type;
+		bool enabled = true;
+		CheatType type = CheatType::ActionReplay;
 		std::vector<u32> instructions;
 	};
 
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ class Cheats {
 	ActionReplay ar;  // An ActionReplay cheat machine for executing CTRPF codes
 	std::vector<Cheat> cheats;
 	bool cheatsLoaded = false;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};