diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 514d301..2e0d044 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -7055,17 +7055,23 @@
                     <label for="inputText" class="col-form-label">Blacklist: </label>
                   </div>
                   <div class="col-auto">
-                      <input type="checkbox" id="nsfw-jokes" value="nsfw">
+                      <input type="checkbox" id="nsfw-jokes" value="nsfw"
+                        {% if "nsfw" in jokes_settings.blacklist %} checked {% endif %}>
                       <label for="nsfw-jokes">NSFW</label>
-                      <input type="checkbox" id="religious-jokes" value="religious">
+                      <input type="checkbox" id="religious-jokes" value="religious" 
+                        {% if "religious" in jokes_settings.blacklist %} checked {% endif %}>
                       <label for="religious-jokes">Religious</label>
-                      <input type="checkbox" id="political-jokes" value="political">
+                      <input type="checkbox" id="political-jokes" value="political"
+                        {% if "political" in jokes_settings.blacklist %} checked {% endif %}>
                       <label for="political-jokes">Political</label><br>
-                      <input type="checkbox" id="racist-jokes" value="racist">
+                      <input type="checkbox" id="racist-jokes" value="racist"
+                        {% if "racist" in jokes_settings.blacklist %} checked {% endif %}>
                       <label for="racist-jokes">Racist</label>
-                      <input type="checkbox" id="sexist-jokes" value="sexist">
+                      <input type="checkbox" id="sexist-jokes" value="sexist"
+                        {% if "sexist" in jokes_settings.blacklist %} checked {% endif %}>
                       <label for="sexist-jokes">Sexist</label>
-                      <input type="checkbox" id="explicit-jokes" value="explicit">
+                      <input type="checkbox" id="explicit-jokes" value="explicit"
+                        {% if "explicit" in jokes_settings.blacklist %} checked {% endif %}>
                       <label for="explicit-jokes">Explicit</label>
                   </div>
                 </div>