diff --git a/ext/bg/options.html b/ext/bg/options.html
index 03161ba8..be6bfd61 100644
--- a/ext/bg/options.html
+++ b/ext/bg/options.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             <form class="form-horizontal">
                 <div class="form-group">
                     <label for="scanLength" class="control-label col-sm-2">Scan length</label>
-                    <div class="col-sm-10"><input type="number" value="0" min="1" id="scanLength" class="form-control"></div>
+                    <div class="col-sm-10"><input type="number" value="1" min="1" id="scanLength" class="form-control"></div>
                 </div>
             </form>