diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 3859448..9c6268e 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ local pvp_areas_modname = minetest.get_current_modname()
 local pvp_areas_store = AreaStore()
 pvp_areas_store:from_file(pvp_areas_worlddir .. "/pvp_areas_store.dat")
 
-local pvp_default = minetest.setting_getbool("pvp_areas_enable_pvp")
-if pvp_default == nil then
-	pvp_default = true
-end
+local pvp_default = minetest.is_yes(minetest.setting_getbool("pvp_areas_enable_pvp"))
 minetest.log("action", "[" .. pvp_areas_modname .. "] PvP by Default: " .. tostring(pvp_default))
 
 local pvp_areas_players = {}
diff --git a/settingtypes.txt b/settingtypes.txt
index 213d74f..d0c30d5 100644
--- a/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/settingtypes.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Allow PvP by default.
-pvp_areas_enable_pvp (PvP by Default) bool true
+pvp_areas_enable_pvp (PvP by Default) bool false