diff --git a/src/components/picker.js b/src/components/picker.js
index 32f0bfb..dc4214e 100644
--- a/src/components/picker.js
+++ b/src/components/picker.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default class Picker extends React.Component {
       allCategories.push(CUSTOM_CATEGORY)
     }
 
-    this.hideRecent = false
+    this.hideRecent = true
 
     if (props.include != undefined) {
       data.categories.sort((a, b) => {
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ export default class Picker extends React.Component {
 
     let includeRecent = props.include && props.include.length ? props.include.indexOf('recent') > -1 : true
     let excludeRecent = props.exclude && props.exclude.length ? props.exclude.indexOf('recent') > -1 : false
-    if (!includeRecent && excludeRecent) {
-      this.hideRecent = true
+    if (includeRecent && !excludeRecent) {
+      this.hideRecent = false
       this.categories.unshift(RECENT_CATEGORY)
     }