diff --git a/src/mami.js/ui/settings.jsx b/src/mami.js/ui/settings.jsx
index 8009e11..c3d89fb 100644
--- a/src/mami.js/ui/settings.jsx
+++ b/src/mami.js/ui/settings.jsx
@@ -456,12 +456,17 @@ Umi.UI.Settings = (function() {
         if(display.disabled === true)
             input.disabled = true;
 
-        if(display.type === 'select') {
+        const updateSelectOptions = () => {
             const options = display.options();
+            $rc(input);
             for(const name in options)
                 input.appendChild(<option class={['setting__style', `setting__style--${display.name}-${name}`]} value={name}>
                     {options[name]}
                 </option>);
+        };
+
+        if(display.type === 'select') {
+            updateSelectOptions();
         } else if(display.type === 'button') {
             input.value = display.title;
             input.addEventListener('click', () => {
@@ -503,6 +508,18 @@ Umi.UI.Settings = (function() {
                     }
                 });
             } else {
+                // hack: do this more gracefully when an actual API for the settings sidebar is exposed
+                // specifically for the sound pack
+                if(display.type === 'select')
+                    input.addEventListener('click', () => {
+                        if(input.childElementCount > 1)
+                            return;
+
+                        const value = mami.settings.get(setting.name);
+                        updateSelectOptions();
+                        input.value = value;
+                    });
+
                 mami.settings.watch(setting.name, ev => input.value = ev.detail.value);
                 input.addEventListener('change', () => mami.settings.set(setting.name, input.value));
             }