diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/underdesk/circolapp/IntroActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/underdesk/circolapp/IntroActivity.kt
index 67fc380..706ccf0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/underdesk/circolapp/IntroActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/underdesk/circolapp/IntroActivity.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package net.underdesk.circolapp
 
 import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import com.github.appintro.AppIntro2
 import com.github.appintro.AppIntroFragment
 import com.github.appintro.AppIntroPageTransformerType
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ class IntroActivity : AppIntro2() {
     override fun onDonePressed(currentFragment: Fragment?) {
         super.onDonePressed(currentFragment)
         // Decide what to do when the user clicks on "Done"
+
+        val sharedPreferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this)
+        sharedPreferences.edit {
+            putBoolean("first_start", false)
+        }
         finish()
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/underdesk/circolapp/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/underdesk/circolapp/MainActivity.kt
index ddaf967..e0cb219 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/underdesk/circolapp/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/underdesk/circolapp/MainActivity.kt
@@ -75,13 +75,10 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), CircularLetterAdapter.AdapterCallback
 
         PollWork.enqueue(this)
 
-        if (getPreferences(Context.MODE_PRIVATE).getBoolean("first_start", true)) {
-            startIntroActivity()
+        val sharedPreferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this)
 
-            getPreferences(Context.MODE_PRIVATE).edit().apply {
-                putBoolean("first_start", false)
-                apply()
-            }
+        if (sharedPreferences.getBoolean("first_start", true)) {
+            startIntroActivity()
         }
     }