diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp
index 248b80915..bdedf9f11 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ TomahawkSettings::setExternalAddressMode( ExternalAddressMode externalAddressMod
 
 bool TomahawkSettings::preferStaticHostPort() const
 {
-    return value( "network/prefer-static-host-and-port" ).toBool();
+    return value( "network/prefer-static-host-and-port", false ).toBool();
 }