diff --git a/src/main/res/values/defaults.xml b/src/main/res/values/defaults.xml
index 288e4ae74..03c6af44b 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/defaults.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/defaults.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <bool name="show_individual_search_options">true</bool>
     <bool name="show_combined_search_options">false</bool>
     <bool name="scroll_to_bottom">true</bool>
-    <string name="omemo_setting_default">default_on</string>
+    <string name="omemo_setting_default">default_off</string>
     <string name="default_font_size">small</string>
     <bool name="use_share_location_plugin">false</bool>
     <bool name="start_searching">false</bool>
diff --git a/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index b9ea7e871..4ff7838ca 100644
--- a/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
             android:entries="@array/omemo_setting_entries"
             android:entryValues="@array/omemo_setting_entry_values"
             android:key="omemo"
-            android:summary="@string/pref_omemo_setting_summary_default_on"
+            android:summary="@string/pref_omemo_setting_summary_default_off"
             android:title="@string/pref_omemo_setting" />
     </PreferenceCategory>
     <PreferenceCategory