diff --git a/src/js/tabs/firmware_flasher.js b/src/js/tabs/firmware_flasher.js
index aca932d3..3e3f7412 100644
--- a/src/js/tabs/firmware_flasher.js
+++ b/src/js/tabs/firmware_flasher.js
@@ -225,10 +225,13 @@ firmware_flasher.initialize = function (callback) {
             }
             buildBuildTypeOptionsList();
             buildType_e.val(0).trigger('change');
+
+            ConfigStorage.set({'selected_expert_mode': expertModeChecked});
         }
 
         const expertMode_e = $('.tab-firmware_flasher input.expert_mode');
-        expertMode_e.prop('checked', globalExpertMode_e.is(':checked'));
+        const expertMode = ConfigStorage.get('selected_expert_mode');
+        expertMode_e.prop('checked', expertMode.selected_expert_mode ?? false);
         $('input.show_development_releases').change(showOrHideBuildTypes).change();
         expertMode_e.change(showOrHideExpertMode).change();
 
@@ -258,6 +261,55 @@ firmware_flasher.initialize = function (callback) {
             ConfigStorage.set({'selected_build_type': build_type});
         });
 
+        function selectFirmware(release) {
+            $('div.build_configuration').slideUp();
+            $('div.release_info').slideUp();
+
+            if (!self.localFirmwareLoaded) {
+                self.enableFlashing(false);
+                self.flashingMessage(i18n.getMessage('firmwareFlasherLoadFirmwareFile'), self.FLASH_MESSAGE_TYPES.NEUTRAL);
+                if (self.parsed_hex && self.parsed_hex.bytes_total) {
+                    // Changing the board triggers a version change, so we need only dump it here.
+                    console.log('throw out loaded hex');
+                    self.intel_hex = undefined;
+                    self.parsed_hex = undefined;
+                }
+            }
+
+            const target = $('select[name="board"] option:selected').val();
+
+            function onTargetDetail(summary) {
+                self.summary = summary;
+
+                if (summary.cloudBuild === true) {
+                    $('div.build_configuration').slideDown();
+
+                    const expertMode = $('.tab-firmware_flasher input.expert_mode').is(':checked');
+                    if (!expertMode) {
+                        $('div.commitSelection').hide();
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    $('div.commitSelection').show();
+
+                    self.releaseLoader.loadCommits(summary.release, (commits) => {
+                        const select_e = $('select[name="commits"]');
+                        select_e.empty();
+                        commits.forEach((commit) => {
+                            select_e.append($(`<option value='${commit.sha}'>${commit.message}</option>`));
+                        });
+                    });
+                }
+
+                if (summary.configuration && !self.isConfigLocal) {
+                    setBoardConfig(summary.configuration.join('\n'));
+                }
+
+                $("a.load_remote_file").removeClass('disabled');
+            }
+
+            self.releaseLoader.loadTarget(target, release, onTargetDetail);
+        }
+
         function populateReleases(versions_element, target) {
             const sortReleases = function (a, b) {
                 return -semver.compareBuild(a.release, b.release);
@@ -293,7 +345,8 @@ firmware_flasher.initialize = function (callback) {
                     });
 
                 // Assume flashing latest, so default to it.
-                versions_element.prop("selectedIndex", 1).change();
+                versions_element.prop("selectedIndex", 1);
+                selectFirmware(versions_element.val());
             }
         }
 
@@ -692,55 +745,10 @@ firmware_flasher.initialize = function (callback) {
         /**
          * Lock / Unlock the firmware download button according to the firmware selection dropdown.
          */
-        $('select[name="firmware_version"]').change(function(evt) {
-            $('div.build_configuration').slideUp();
-            $('div.release_info').slideUp();
-
-            if (!self.localFirmwareLoaded) {
-                self.enableFlashing(false);
-                self.flashingMessage(i18n.getMessage('firmwareFlasherLoadFirmwareFile'), self.FLASH_MESSAGE_TYPES.NEUTRAL);
-                if (self.parsed_hex && self.parsed_hex.bytes_total) {
-                    // Changing the board triggers a version change, so we need only dump it here.
-                    console.log('throw out loaded hex');
-                    self.intel_hex = undefined;
-                    self.parsed_hex = undefined;
-                }
-            }
-
-            const release = $("option:selected", evt.target).val();
-            const target = $('select[name="board"] option:selected').val();
-
-            function onTargetDetail(summary) {
-                self.summary = summary;
-
-                if (summary.cloudBuild === true) {
-                    $('div.build_configuration').slideDown();
-
-                    const expertMode = $('.tab-firmware_flasher input.expert_mode').is(':checked');
-                    if (!expertMode) {
-                        $('div.commitSelection').hide();
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    $('div.commitSelection').show();
-
-                    self.releaseLoader.loadCommits(summary.release, (commits) => {
-                        const select_e = $('select[name="commits"]');
-                        select_e.empty();
-                        commits.forEach((commit) => {
-                            select_e.append($(`<option value='${commit.sha}'>${commit.message}</option>`));
-                        });
-                    });
-                }
-
-                if (summary.configuration && !self.isConfigLocal) {
-                    setBoardConfig(summary.configuration.join('\n'));
-                }
-
-                $("a.load_remote_file").removeClass('disabled');
-            }
-
-            self.releaseLoader.loadTarget(target, release, onTargetDetail);
-        });
+        $('select[name="firmware_version"]').change((evt) => {
+                selectFirmware($("option:selected", evt.target).val());
+            },
+        );
 
         $('a.load_remote_file').click(function (evt) {
             self.enableFlashing(false);