diff --git a/src/pages/background/events/onUpdate.ts b/src/pages/background/events/onUpdate.ts
index 76d6e022..20736a85 100644
--- a/src/pages/background/events/onUpdate.ts
+++ b/src/pages/background/events/onUpdate.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import { ExtensionStore } from '@shared/storage/ExtensionStore';
+import { UserScheduleStore } from '@shared/storage/UserScheduleStore';
+
+import createSchedule from '../lib/createSchedule';
 
 /**
  * Called when the extension is updated (or when the extension is reloaded in development mode)
@@ -8,4 +11,11 @@ export default async function onUpdate() {
         version: chrome.runtime.getManifest().version,
         lastUpdate: Date.now(),
     });
+
+    const schedules = await UserScheduleStore.get('schedules');
+
+    // By invariant, there must always be at least one schedule
+    if (schedules.length === 0) {
+        createSchedule('Schedule 1');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/background/lib/createSchedule.ts b/src/pages/background/lib/createSchedule.ts
index b2333a4b..2c2af690 100644
--- a/src/pages/background/lib/createSchedule.ts
+++ b/src/pages/background/lib/createSchedule.ts
@@ -36,5 +36,11 @@ export default async function createSchedule(scheduleName: string) {
     schedules.push(newSchedule);
 
     await UserScheduleStore.set('schedules', schedules);
+
+    // If there is only one schedule, set the active index to the new schedule
+    if (schedules.length <= 1) {
+        await UserScheduleStore.set('activeIndex', 0);
+    }
+
     return newSchedule.id;
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/background/lib/deleteSchedule.ts b/src/pages/background/lib/deleteSchedule.ts
index d71b6164..5bbe5095 100644
--- a/src/pages/background/lib/deleteSchedule.ts
+++ b/src/pages/background/lib/deleteSchedule.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ export default async function deleteSchedule(scheduleId: string): Promise<string
     schedules.splice(scheduleIndex, 1);
     await UserScheduleStore.set('schedules', schedules);
 
+    // By invariant, there must always be at least one schedule
+    if (schedules.length === 0) {
+        createSchedule('Schedule 1');
+    }
+
     let newActiveIndex = activeIndex;
     if (scheduleIndex < activeIndex) {
         newActiveIndex = activeIndex - 1;