diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigReseedHelper.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigReseedHelper.java
index b38350fb7..101a7a084 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigReseedHelper.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigReseedHelper.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class ConfigReseedHelper extends HelperBase {
     }
 
     public String modeChecked(int mode) {
-        boolean required =  _context.getBooleanProperty(Reseeder.PROP_SSL_REQUIRED);
+        boolean required =  _context.getBooleanPropertyDefaultTrue(Reseeder.PROP_SSL_REQUIRED);
         boolean disabled =  _context.getBooleanProperty(Reseeder.PROP_SSL_DISABLE);
         if ((mode == 0 && (!disabled) && (!required)) ||
             (mode == 1 && (!disabled) && required) ||
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/reseed/Reseeder.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/reseed/Reseeder.java
index b25641e0a..b494a441c 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/reseed/Reseeder.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/reseed/Reseeder.java
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public class Reseeder {
             String URLs = _context.getProperty(PROP_RESEED_URL);
             boolean defaulted = URLs == null;
             boolean SSLDisable = _context.getBooleanProperty(PROP_SSL_DISABLE);
-            boolean SSLRequired = _context.getBooleanProperty(PROP_SSL_REQUIRED);
+            boolean SSLRequired = _context.getBooleanPropertyDefaultTrue(PROP_SSL_REQUIRED);
             if (defaulted) {
                 if (SSLDisable)
                     URLs = DEFAULT_SEED_URL;