diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index bd9e68e9a..3365e2358 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ int CNeutrinoApp::loadSetup(const char * fname)
 	//Software-update
 	g_settings.softupdate_mode = configfile.getInt32( "softupdate_mode", 1 );
 	g_settings.apply_kernel = configfile.getBool("apply_kernel" , false);
-	g_settings.apply_settings = configfile.getBool("apply_settings" , true);
+	g_settings.apply_settings = configfile.getBool("apply_settings" , false);
 
 	strcpy(g_settings.softupdate_url_file, configfile.getString("softupdate_url_file", "/var/etc/update.urls").c_str());
 	strcpy(g_settings.softupdate_proxyserver, configfile.getString("softupdate_proxyserver", "" ).c_str());