diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 30d0981..79a914a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "chrome-extension-toolkit",
-  "version": "0.0.63",
+  "version": "0.0.64",
   "description": "A template for creating npm packages using TypeScript and VSCode",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/storage/createStore.ts b/src/storage/createStore.ts
index 0bf2117..64e5fc9 100644
--- a/src/storage/createStore.ts
+++ b/src/storage/createStore.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ function createStore<T>(
             const defaultsToSet = {};
 
             for (const key of missingKeys) {
-                defaultsToSet[key] = isEncrypted ? await security.encrypt(defaults[key]) : defaults[key];
+                const value = defaults[key.replace(`${storeId}:`, '')];
+                defaultsToSet[key] = isEncrypted ? await security.encrypt(value) : value;
             }
 
             await chrome.storage[area].set(defaultsToSet);