diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/settings/NotesSettings.tsx b/src/renderer/src/pages/settings/NotesSettings.tsx
index ffc1412d5c..0955c93edd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/pages/settings/NotesSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/settings/NotesSettings.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { initWorkSpace } from '@renderer/services/NotesService'
 import { EditorView } from '@renderer/types'
 import { Button, Input, message, Switch } from 'antd'
 import { FolderOpen } from 'lucide-react'
-import { FC, useState } from 'react'
+import { FC, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import styled from 'styled-components'
 
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ const NotesSettings: FC = () => {
   const [tempPath, setTempPath] = useState<string>(notesPath || '')
   const [isSelecting, setIsSelecting] = useState(false)
 
+  // Update tempPath when notesPath changes (e.g., after initialization)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (notesPath) {
+      setTempPath(notesPath)
+    }
+  }, [notesPath])
+
   const handleSelectWorkDirectory = async () => {
     try {
       setIsSelecting(true)
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/index.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/index.ts
index 01bb7d217c..a481026547 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import messageBlocksReducer from './messageBlock'
 import migrate from './migrate'
 import minapps from './minapps'
 import newMessagesReducer from './newMessage'
+import { setNotesPath } from './note'
 import note from './note'
 import nutstore from './nutstore'
 import ocr from './ocr'
@@ -104,7 +105,23 @@ const store = configureStore({
 export type RootState = ReturnType<typeof rootReducer>
 export type AppDispatch = typeof store.dispatch
 
-export const persistor = persistStore(store)
+export const persistor = persistStore(store, undefined, () => {
+  // Initialize notes path after rehydration if empty
+  const state = store.getState()
+  if (!state.note.notesPath) {
+    // Use setTimeout to ensure this runs after the store is fully initialized
+    setTimeout(async () => {
+      try {
+        const info = await window.api.getAppInfo()
+        store.dispatch(setNotesPath(info.notesPath))
+        logger.info('Initialized notes path on startup:', info.notesPath)
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.error('Failed to initialize notes path on startup:', error as Error)
+      }
+    }, 0)
+  }
+})
+
 export const useAppDispatch = useDispatch.withTypes<AppDispatch>()
 export const useAppSelector = useSelector.withTypes<RootState>()
 export const useAppStore = useStore.withTypes<typeof store>()