diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.js b/builds/4chan-X.js
index 559627220..3110b7e17 100644
--- a/builds/4chan-X.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.js
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
       'Header auto-hide': false,
       'Bottom Header': false,
       'Header catalog links': false,
-      'Bottom Board List': false,
+      'Bottom Board List': true,
       'Custom Board Navigation': true
     },
     boardnav: '[ toggle-all ] [current-title]',
@@ -4901,7 +4901,7 @@
         innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name="Custom Board Navigation"> Custom board navigation'
       });
       footerToggler = $.el('label', {
-        innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox " + (!Conf['Bottom Board List'] ? 'checked' : '') + "> Bottom original board list"
+        innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox " + (!Conf['Bottom Board List'] ? 'checked' : '') + "> Hide bottom board list"
       });
       editCustomNav = $.el('a', {
         textContent: 'Edit custom board navigation',
@@ -4974,8 +4974,7 @@
         if (g.VIEW === 'catalog') {
           _this.addShortcut(cs);
         }
-        Header.setFooterVisibility(Conf['Footer auto-hide']);
-        $.sync('Footer auto-hide', Header.setFooterVisibility);
+        Header.setFooterVisibility(Conf['Bottom Board List']);
         return $.sync('Bottom Board List', Header.setFooterVisibility);
       });
     },
diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.user.js b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
index e2cf2d2c6..3cfec8202 100644
--- a/builds/4chan-X.user.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
       'Header auto-hide': false,
       'Bottom Header': false,
       'Header catalog links': false,
-      'Bottom Board List': false,
+      'Bottom Board List': true,
       'Custom Board Navigation': true
     },
     boardnav: '[ toggle-all ] [current-title]',
@@ -4897,7 +4897,7 @@
         innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name="Custom Board Navigation"> Custom board navigation'
       });
       footerToggler = $.el('label', {
-        innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox " + (!Conf['Bottom Board List'] ? 'checked' : '') + "> Bottom original board list"
+        innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox " + (!Conf['Bottom Board List'] ? 'checked' : '') + "> Hide bottom board list"
       });
       editCustomNav = $.el('a', {
         textContent: 'Edit custom board navigation',
@@ -4970,8 +4970,7 @@
         if (g.VIEW === 'catalog') {
           _this.addShortcut(cs);
         }
-        Header.setFooterVisibility(Conf['Footer auto-hide']);
-        $.sync('Footer auto-hide', Header.setFooterVisibility);
+        Header.setFooterVisibility(Conf['Bottom Board List']);
         return $.sync('Bottom Board List', Header.setFooterVisibility);
       });
     },
diff --git a/builds/crx/script.js b/builds/crx/script.js
index 74840870d..2008409e6 100644
--- a/builds/crx/script.js
+++ b/builds/crx/script.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
       'Header auto-hide': false,
       'Bottom Header': false,
       'Header catalog links': false,
-      'Bottom Board List': false,
+      'Bottom Board List': true,
       'Custom Board Navigation': true
     },
     boardnav: '[ toggle-all ] [current-title]',
@@ -4761,7 +4761,7 @@
         innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name="Custom Board Navigation"> Custom board navigation'
       });
       footerToggler = $.el('label', {
-        innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox " + (!Conf['Bottom Board List'] ? 'checked' : '') + "> Bottom original board list"
+        innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox " + (!Conf['Bottom Board List'] ? 'checked' : '') + "> Hide bottom board list"
       });
       editCustomNav = $.el('a', {
         textContent: 'Edit custom board navigation',
@@ -4834,8 +4834,7 @@
         if (g.VIEW === 'catalog') {
           _this.addShortcut(cs);
         }
-        Header.setFooterVisibility(Conf['Footer auto-hide']);
-        $.sync('Footer auto-hide', Header.setFooterVisibility);
+        Header.setFooterVisibility(Conf['Bottom Board List']);
         return $.sync('Bottom Board List', Header.setFooterVisibility);
       });
     },
diff --git a/src/config.coffee b/src/config.coffee
index 2a39483ca..dbb1fca15 100644
--- a/src/config.coffee
+++ b/src/config.coffee
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ http://iqdb.org/?url=%TURL
     'Header auto-hide':        false
     'Bottom Header':           false
     'Header catalog links':    false
-    'Bottom Board List':       false
+    'Bottom Board List':       true
     'Custom Board Navigation': true
 
   boardnav: '[ toggle-all ] [current-title]'
diff --git a/src/features/misc/header.coffee b/src/features/misc/header.coffee
index 52403a3d0..c252b99b9 100644
--- a/src/features/misc/header.coffee
+++ b/src/features/misc/header.coffee
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Header =
     customNavToggler = $.el 'label',
       innerHTML: '<input type=checkbox name="Custom Board Navigation"> Custom board navigation'
     footerToggler = $.el 'label',
-      innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox #{unless Conf['Bottom Board List'] then 'checked' else ''}> Bottom original board list"
+      innerHTML: "<input type=checkbox #{unless Conf['Bottom Board List'] then 'checked' else ''}> Hide bottom board list"
     editCustomNav = $.el 'a',
       textContent: 'Edit custom board navigation'
       href: 'javascript:;'
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ Header =
       cs.textContent = 'Catalog Settings'
       @addShortcut cs if g.VIEW is 'catalog'
 
-      Header.setFooterVisibility Conf['Footer auto-hide']
-      $.sync 'Footer auto-hide', Header.setFooterVisibility
+      Header.setFooterVisibility Conf['Bottom Board List']
       $.sync 'Bottom Board List', Header.setFooterVisibility
 
   bar: $.el 'div',