diff --git a/src/common/config.py b/src/common/config.py
index 89a5ec06696e6dbb07224a84914fcd7e2ac6d450..31384f0618ce94ff9ba6b86ade6e046ff8984638 100644
--- a/src/common/config.py
+++ b/src/common/config.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class Config:
 			'custom_host': [ opt_str, '' ],
 			'savegpgpass': [ opt_bool, False ],
 			'gpgpassword': [ opt_str, '' ],
-			'sync_with_global_status': [ opt_bool, True ],
+			'sync_with_global_status': [ opt_bool, False ],
 			'no_log_for': [ opt_str, '' ],
 			'attached_gpg_keys': [ opt_str, '' ],
 		}, {}),
diff --git a/src/gtkgui.glade b/src/gtkgui.glade
index 140edbbd2ca827df3e8687bdbf65cbb11bab06c9..c73211f54a93bf0f9db912ad3c3727595bd46ad4 100644
--- a/src/gtkgui.glade
+++ b/src/gtkgui.glade
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@
 		  <property name="use_underline">True</property>
 		  <property name="relief">GTK_RELIEF_NORMAL</property>
 		  <property name="focus_on_click">True</property>
-		  <property name="active">True</property>
+		  <property name="active">False</property>
 		  <property name="inconsistent">False</property>
 		  <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
 		</widget>