diff --git a/app/AboutViewController.h b/app/AboutViewController.h
index 25b3189f..3e4b34a9 100644
--- a/app/AboutViewController.h
+++ b/app/AboutViewController.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @interface AboutViewController : UITableViewController
 
 @property BOOL includeDebugPanel;
+@property BOOL recoveryMode;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/app/AboutViewController.m b/app/AboutViewController.m
index 273b3557..4f42dfd0 100644
--- a/app/AboutViewController.m
+++ b/app/AboutViewController.m
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@
 - (void)viewDidLoad {
     [super viewDidLoad];
     [self _updatePreferenceUI];
+    if (self.recoveryMode) {
+        self.includeDebugPanel = YES;
+        self.navigationItem.title = @"Recovery Mode";
+        self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Exit"
+                                                                                  style:UIBarButtonItemStyleDone
+                                                                                 target:self
+                                                                                 action:@selector(exitRecovery:)];
+        self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = nil;
+    }
+}
+
+- (void)exitRecovery:(id)sender {
+    [NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults setBool:NO forKey:@"recovery"];
+    exit(0);
 }
 
 - (void)dealloc {
diff --git a/app/AppDelegate.m b/app/AppDelegate.m
index 0bd3b0c6..1ccec5bd 100644
--- a/app/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/app/AppDelegate.m
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #import <SystemConfiguration/SystemConfiguration.h>
+#import "AboutViewController.h"
 #import "AppDelegate.h"
 #import "AppGroup.h"
 #import "iOSFS.h"
@@ -208,7 +209,9 @@ static int bootError;
         [defaults removeObjectForKey:kPreferenceLaunchCommandKey];
         [defaults setBool:NO forKey:@"hail mary"];
     }
-    
+    if ([NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults boolForKey:@"recovery"])
+        return YES;
+
     bootError = [self boot];
     return YES;
 }
@@ -243,6 +246,13 @@ void NetworkReachabilityCallback(SCNetworkReachabilityRef target, SCNetworkReach
     
     if (self.window != nil) {
         // For iOS <13, where the app delegate owns the window instead of the scene
+        if ([NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults boolForKey:@"recovery"]) {
+            UINavigationController *vc = [[UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"About" bundle:nil] instantiateInitialViewController];
+            AboutViewController *avc = vc.topViewController;
+            avc.recoveryMode = YES;
+            self.window.rootViewController = vc;
+            return YES;
+        }
         TerminalViewController *vc = (TerminalViewController *) self.window.rootViewController;
         currentTerminalViewController = vc;
         [vc startNewSession];
diff --git a/app/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard b/app/Base.lproj/Terminal.storyboard
similarity index 100%
rename from app/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
rename to app/Base.lproj/Terminal.storyboard
diff --git a/app/Info.plist b/app/Info.plist
index 2e3f8b73..07a260b8 100644
--- a/app/Info.plist
+++ b/app/Info.plist
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
 					<key>UISceneDelegateClassName</key>
 					<string>SceneDelegate</string>
 					<key>UISceneConfigurationName</key>
-					<string>Terminal</string>
+					<string>Main App</string>
 					<key>UISceneStoryboardFile</key>
-					<string>Main</string>
+					<string>Terminal</string>
 				</dict>
 			</array>
 		</dict>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 	<key>UILaunchStoryboardName</key>
 	<string>LaunchScreen</string>
 	<key>UIMainStoryboardFile</key>
-	<string>Main</string>
+	<string>Terminal</string>
 	<key>UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities</key>
 	<array>
 		<string>armv7</string>
diff --git a/app/SceneDelegate.m b/app/SceneDelegate.m
index bb9a526a..66d4d0b6 100644
--- a/app/SceneDelegate.m
+++ b/app/SceneDelegate.m
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 //
 
 #import "SceneDelegate.h"
+#import "AboutViewController.h"
 
 TerminalViewController *currentTerminalViewController = NULL;
 
@@ -20,6 +21,14 @@ static NSString *const TerminalUUID = @"TerminalUUID";
 @implementation SceneDelegate
 
 - (void)scene:(UIScene *)scene willConnectToSession:(UISceneSession *)session options:(UISceneConnectionOptions *)connectionOptions {
+    if ([NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults boolForKey:@"recovery"]) {
+        UINavigationController *vc = [[UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"About" bundle:nil] instantiateInitialViewController];
+        AboutViewController *avc = vc.topViewController;
+        avc.recoveryMode = YES;
+        self.window.rootViewController = vc;
+        return;
+    }
+
     TerminalViewController *vc = (TerminalViewController *) self.window.rootViewController;
     vc.sceneSession = session;
     if (session.stateRestorationActivity == nil) {
diff --git a/app/Settings.bundle/Root.plist b/app/Settings.bundle/Root.plist
index 6aa5a43e..5b090b4c 100644
--- a/app/Settings.bundle/Root.plist
+++ b/app/Settings.bundle/Root.plist
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
 			<key>Type</key>
 			<string>PSGroupSpecifier</string>
 			<key>FooterText</key>
-			<string>Danger zone: Only touch this if you know what you&apos;re doing but you messed up anyway</string>
+			<string>Opens the app straight to the settings menu. Useful if you changed anything there and need to change it back but the app won&apos;t start.</string>
 		</dict>
 		<dict>
 			<key>Type</key>
 			<string>PSToggleSwitchSpecifier</string>
 			<key>Title</key>
-			<string>Reset launch and boot commands</string>
+			<string>Recovery Mode</string>
 			<key>Key</key>
-			<string>hail mary</string>
+			<string>recovery</string>
 			<key>DefaultValue</key>
 			<false/>
 		</dict>
diff --git a/iSH.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/iSH.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 54722492..fdd642ce 100644
--- a/iSH.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/iSH.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		BB78AB2B1FAD22440013E782 /* TerminalView.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB78AB2A1FAD22440013E782 /* TerminalView.m */; };
 		BB792B551F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* AppDelegate.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB792B541F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* AppDelegate.m */; };
 		BB792B581F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* TerminalViewController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB792B571F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* TerminalViewController.m */; };
-		BB792B5B1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Main.storyboard in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB792B591F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Main.storyboard */; };
+		BB792B5B1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Terminal.storyboard in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB792B591F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Terminal.storyboard */; };
 		BB792B5D1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Assets.xcassets in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB792B5C1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Assets.xcassets */; };
 		BB792B601F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* LaunchScreen.storyboard in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB792B5E1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* LaunchScreen.storyboard */; };
 		BB792B631F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* main.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BB792B621F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* main.m */; };
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 		BB792B541F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* AppDelegate.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = AppDelegate.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BB792B561F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* TerminalViewController.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = TerminalViewController.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BB792B571F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* TerminalViewController.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = TerminalViewController.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		BB792B5A1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Base */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.storyboard; name = Base; path = Base.lproj/Main.storyboard; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		BB792B5A1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Base */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.storyboard; name = Base; path = Base.lproj/Terminal.storyboard; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BB792B5C1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Assets.xcassets */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder.assetcatalog; path = Assets.xcassets; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BB792B5F1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Base */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.storyboard; name = Base; path = Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.storyboard; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BB792B611F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Info.plist */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.xml; path = Info.plist; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
 				BBCC9D952365430800424C83 /* SceneDelegate.m */,
 				BB792B561F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* TerminalViewController.h */,
 				BB792B571F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* TerminalViewController.m */,
-				BB792B591F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Main.storyboard */,
+				BB792B591F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Terminal.storyboard */,
 				BBFB557D21587B2B00DFE6DE /* Bar */,
 				BB78AB291FAD22440013E782 /* TerminalView.h */,
 				BB78AB2A1FAD22440013E782 /* TerminalView.m */,
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@
 				BB792B601F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* LaunchScreen.storyboard in Resources */,
 				BBBF7B5C2415CDBB00EC4C14 /* Settings.bundle in Resources */,
 				BBBCE7E321D2F02200CA00B3 /* About.storyboard in Resources */,
-				BB792B5B1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Main.storyboard in Resources */,
+				BB792B5B1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Terminal.storyboard in Resources */,
 				BB2B4DAF231D998300CB578B /* term.html in Resources */,
 				BB10E5D0248DC21D009C7A74 /* Roots.storyboard in Resources */,
 				BBCE66E2249A807700F45269 /* alpine.tar.gz in Resources */,
@@ -1122,12 +1122,12 @@
 /* End PBXTargetDependency section */
 
 /* Begin PBXVariantGroup section */
-		BB792B591F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Main.storyboard */ = {
+		BB792B591F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Terminal.storyboard */ = {
 			isa = PBXVariantGroup;
 			children = (
 				BB792B5A1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* Base */,
 			);
-			name = Main.storyboard;
+			name = Terminal.storyboard;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
 		BB792B5E1F96D90D00FFB7A4 /* LaunchScreen.storyboard */ = {