diff --git a/menu.js b/menu.js
index 3c6efa86..b51fb516 100644
--- a/menu.js
+++ b/menu.js
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ const mainMenuTemplate = (win) => [
 						label: "Proxy",
 						type: "checkbox",
 						checked: !!config.get("options.proxy"),
-						//fixed: true, //skip in-app-menu click() override
 						click: (item) => {
 								setProxy(item, win);	
 						}
@@ -310,7 +309,6 @@ module.exports.setApplicationMenu = (win) => {
 	Menu.setApplicationMenu(menu);
 };
 
-//
 const iconPath = path.join(__dirname, "assets", "youtube-music-tray.png");
 function setProxy(item, win) {
 	prompt({
@@ -326,7 +324,6 @@ function setProxy(item, win) {
 	})
 	.then((input) => {
 		if(input !== null) {
-			console.log(`setting proxy to ${input}`);
 			config.set("options.proxy", input);
 			if(input === "")
 				item.checked = false;
diff --git a/plugins/in-app-menu/back.js b/plugins/in-app-menu/back.js
index fba6eb6d..8a6efdf7 100644
--- a/plugins/in-app-menu/back.js
+++ b/plugins/in-app-menu/back.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ const { injectCSS } = require("../utils");
 
 //check that menu doesn't get created twice
 let done = false;
+//tracks menu visibility
+let visible = true;
 // win hook for fixing menu
 let win;
 
@@ -41,17 +43,22 @@ module.exports = (winImport) => {
 
 		//register keyboard shortcut && hide menu if hideMenu is enabled
 		if (config.get("options.hideMenu")) {
-			switchMenuVisibility();
+			visible = false;
 			electronLocalshortcut.register(win, "Esc", () => {
 				switchMenuVisibility();
 			});
 		}
+		// fix bug with menu not applying on start
+		setMenuVisibility(visible);
 	});
 };
 
-let visible = false;
 function switchMenuVisibility() {
-	visible = !visible;
+	setMenuVisibility(!visible);
+}
+
+function setMenuVisibility(value){
+	visible = value;
 	win.webContents.send("updateMenu", visible);
 }