diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 49ee726b2..888355308 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 /* CONTRIBUTORS
  *
+ * Mayhem - fix updater default options
  * Ongpot - sfw favicon
  * thisisanon - nsfw + 404 favicons
  * Anonymous - empty favicon
@@ -1577,7 +1578,7 @@
     $.bind(interval, 'change', updateInterval);
     $.bind($('input[type=button]', div), 'click', updateNow);
     d.body.appendChild(div);
-    if (GM_getValue('autoG')) {
+    if (GM_getValue('autoG', true)) {
       return updateAuto.call($("input[name=autoL]", div));
     }
   };
diff --git a/header b/header
index 4403e5a9f..3d218c0d5 100644
--- a/header
+++ b/header
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 /* CONTRIBUTORS
  *
+ * Mayhem - fix updater default options
  * Ongpot - sfw favicon
  * thisisanon - nsfw + 404 favicons
  * Anonymous - empty favicon
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 0df690923..7bef587ec 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ updaterMake = ->
 
   d.body.appendChild div
 
-  if GM_getValue 'autoG' then updateAuto.call $("input[name=autoL]", div)
+  if GM_getValue 'autoG', true then updateAuto.call $("input[name=autoL]", div)
 
 watcher =
   init: ->