diff --git a/POC_in_rust/src/main.rs b/POC_in_rust/src/main.rs
index 36bacc9..43174aa 100644
--- a/POC_in_rust/src/main.rs
+++ b/POC_in_rust/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use iced::widget::{center, column, row, text};
 use iced::{Element, Subscription, Theme, Center, Task};
 use tokio::fs::File;
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
+use std::fs::read_to_string;
 
 mod card_reader;
 mod approx_time;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ struct State{
 impl Default for State {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            racers: vec![RacerTime{time: Instant::now(), racer: Racer{starting_number:11,racer_id: 0, card_id: 0}}],
+            racers: vec![RacerTime{time: Instant::now(), racer: Racer{starting_number:11, card_id: 0}}],
             db: Default::default(),
             time: Instant::now(),
         }
@@ -154,8 +155,9 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for Message {
 
 
 pub fn main() -> iced::Result {
+    let init_state = || -> State {read_to_string("state.json").ok().map(|s| serde_json::from_str(&s).ok()).flatten().unwrap_or_else(||Default::default())}  ;
     env_logger::init();
-    iced::application(State::default, State::update, State::view)
+    iced::application(init_state, State::update, State::view)
         .subscription(State::subscription)
         .theme(State::theme)
         .run()