diff --git a/src/common/Session.cpp b/src/common/Session.cpp
index d7eef502a8c1ee9a38daf1300e67850dd827de8d..a0bccf58110df12fd481b0f43fbc83d20046c886 100644
--- a/src/common/Session.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Session.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void Session::update_shaded_states_setting(bool b) {
 
 bool Session::get_reload_type_setting(){
     //set 1 as the default value if not set in the file
-    return S->value(RELOAD_TYPE,1).toBool();
+    return S->value(RELOAD_TYPE,0).toBool();
 }
 
 void Session::update_reload_type_setting(bool b){