diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9695b2c..c8d4f1e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "reset"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "A wip universal Linux settings application."
 repository = "https://github.com/Xetibo/ReSet"
diff --git a/src/components/window/reset_window.rs b/src/components/window/reset_window.rs
index db84618..bc1d2ca 100644
--- a/src/components/window/reset_window.rs
+++ b/src/components/window/reset_window.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use adw::subclass::prelude::ObjectSubclassIsExt;
 use adw::BreakpointCondition;
 use glib::Object;
 use gtk::gio::ActionEntry;
-use gtk::{gio, glib, AccessibleRole, Application, ListBoxRow, Orientation};
+use gtk::{gio, glib, AccessibleRole, Application, ListBoxRow, Orientation, StateFlags};
 use gtk::{prelude::*, DirectionType};
 
 use crate::components::window::handle_sidebar_click::*;
@@ -242,14 +242,16 @@ impl ReSetWindow {
             connectivity_list,
         ));
 
+        let output = SidebarEntry::new(
+            "Output",
+            "audio-volume-high-symbolic",
+            Categories::Audio,
+            true,
+            HANDLE_VOLUME_CLICK,
+        );
+        output.set_receives_default(true);
         let audio_list = vec![
-            SidebarEntry::new(
-                "Output",
-                "audio-volume-high-symbolic",
-                Categories::Audio,
-                true,
-                HANDLE_VOLUME_CLICK,
-            ),
+            output,
             SidebarEntry::new(
                 "Input",
                 "audio-input-microphone-symbolic",
@@ -320,7 +322,15 @@ impl ReSetWindow {
         for (main_entry, sub_entries) in sidebar_entries.iter() {
             self_imp.reset_sidebar_list.append(main_entry);
             for sub_entry in sub_entries {
-                self_imp.reset_sidebar_list.append(sub_entry);
+                // TODO change this to home when home offers dynamic selection
+                // this is just a placeholder for now, hence hardcoded
+                if &*sub_entry.imp().name.borrow() == "Output" {
+                    self_imp.reset_sidebar_list.append(sub_entry);
+                    sub_entry.grab_focus();
+                    sub_entry.set_state_flags(StateFlags::SELECTED, true);
+                } else {
+                    self_imp.reset_sidebar_list.append(sub_entry);
+                }
             }
             let separator = gtk::Separator::builder()
                 .margin_bottom(3)
@@ -334,7 +344,7 @@ impl ReSetWindow {
                 .selectable(false)
                 .activatable(false)
                 .can_target(false)
-                .focusable(false)
+                // .focusable(false)
                 .accessible_role(AccessibleRole::Separator)
                 .build();
             // TODO how to simply skip this ?
diff --git a/src/resources/resetMainWindow.ui b/src/resources/resetMainWindow.ui
index 4451dd8..ae407c8 100644
--- a/src/resources/resetMainWindow.ui
+++ b/src/resources/resetMainWindow.ui
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
                 <property name="valign">start</property>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkSearchEntry" id="reset_search_entry">
+                    <property name="height-request">39</property>
                     <property name="placeholder-text">Search (Ctrl + F)</property>
                     <property name="valign">start</property>
                   </object>
diff --git a/src/resources/resetUI.cmb b/src/resources/resetUI.cmb
index 16733be..1fd2a41 100644
--- a/src/resources/resetUI.cmb
+++ b/src/resources/resetUI.cmb
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@
 	(3,18,"GtkWidget","margin-top","5",None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None),
 	(3,19,"GtkWidget","valign","start",None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None),
 	(3,20,"GtkSearchEntry","placeholder-text","Search (Ctrl + F)",None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None),
+	(3,20,"GtkWidget","height-request","39",None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None),
 	(3,20,"GtkWidget","valign","start",None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None),
 	(3,25,"GtkWidget","valign","start",None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None),
 	(3,26,"GtkButton","icon-name","sidebar-show-symbolic",None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None),