diff --git a/doc/geany.txt b/doc/geany.txt
index 834efe78..71eb3d3d 100644
--- a/doc/geany.txt
+++ b/doc/geany.txt
@@ -2652,7 +2652,7 @@ use_gio_unsafe_file_saving        Whether to use GIO as the unsafe file        t
                                   correctly on some complex setups.
 gio_unsafe_save_backup            Make a backup when using GIO unsafe file     false       immediately
                                   saving. Backup is named `filename~`.
-keep_edit_history_on_reload_125   Whether to maintain the edit history when    false       immediately
+keep_edit_history_on_reload       Whether to maintain the edit history when    true        immediately
                                   reloading a file, and allow the operation
                                   to be reverted.
 **Filetype related**
diff --git a/src/keyfile.c b/src/keyfile.c
index 4fe0fd7a..9779ea87 100644
--- a/src/keyfile.c
+++ b/src/keyfile.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static void init_pref_groups(void)
 	stash_group_add_boolean(group, &file_prefs.use_gio_unsafe_file_saving,
 		"use_gio_unsafe_file_saving", TRUE);
 	stash_group_add_boolean(group, &file_prefs.keep_edit_history_on_reload,
-		"keep_edit_history_on_reload_125", FALSE);
+		"keep_edit_history_on_reload", TRUE);
 	stash_group_add_boolean(group, &file_prefs.show_keep_edit_history_on_reload_msg,
 		"show_keep_edit_history_on_reload_msg", TRUE);
 	/* for backwards-compatibility */