diff --git a/openc3/lib/openc3/models/scope_model.rb b/openc3/lib/openc3/models/scope_model.rb
index 7fb493d163..982245c4e8 100644
--- a/openc3/lib/openc3/models/scope_model.rb
+++ b/openc3/lib/openc3/models/scope_model.rb
@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ def seed_database
       SettingModel.set({ name: 'rubygems_url', data: ENV['RUBYGEMS_URL'] || 'https://rubygems.org' }, scope: @scope) unless setting
       setting = SettingModel.get(name: 'pypi_url')
       SettingModel.set({ name: 'pypi_url', data: ENV['PYPI_URL'] || 'https://pypi.org' }, scope: @scope) unless setting
-      setting = SettingModel.get(name: 'news_feed')
-      SettingModel.set({ name: 'news_feed', data: true }, scope: @scope) unless setting
+      # Set the news feed to true by default, don't bother checking if it's already set
+      SettingModel.set({ name: 'news_feed', data: true }, scope: @scope)
     end
   end
 end