diff --git a/lib/libtuxtxt/Makefile.am b/lib/libtuxtxt/Makefile.am
index 537cb307c..51cfb4ee8 100644
--- a/lib/libtuxtxt/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/libtuxtxt/Makefile.am
@@ -16,8 +16,5 @@ noinst_LIBRARIES = libtuxtxt.a
 libtuxtxt_a_SOURCES = libtuxtxt.cpp tuxtxt.cpp
 
 configdir = $(CONFIGDIR)/tuxtxt
-## not necessary - the defaults in the code are exactly like
-## what is in the config file
-#config_DATA = tuxtxt2.conf
-## ... but we need the $(configdir)... hence the empty config_DATA...
-config_DATA =
+
+config_DATA = tuxtxt2.conf
diff --git a/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt2.conf b/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt2.conf
index cbde68f1e..c300fe193 100644
--- a/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt2.conf
+++ b/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt2.conf
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 ScreenMode16x9Normal 0
-ScreenMode16x9Divided 0
-Brightness 10
-MenuLanguage 1
+Brightness 20
+MenuLanguage 0
 AutoNational 1
 NationalSubset 5
 SwapUpDown 0
 ShowHexPages 0
-Transparency 0x1
+Transparency 0x6
 TTFWidthFactor16 22
 TTFHeightFactor16 14
 TTFShiftX 0
-TTFShiftY -2
+TTFShiftY -4
 Screenmode 0
+ScreenmodeBoxed 0
 ShowFLOF 1
 Show39 1
 ShowLevel2p5 1