diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/MuWireSettings.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/MuWireSettings.groovy
index f8a8e837..79202ce6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/MuWireSettings.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/MuWireSettings.groovy
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class MuWireSettings {
         nickname = props.getProperty("nickname","MuWireUser")
         downloadLocation = new File((String)props.getProperty("downloadLocation", 
             System.getProperty("user.home")))
-        downloadRetryInterval = Integer.parseInt(props.getProperty("downloadRetryInterval","5"))
-        updateCheckInterval = Integer.parseInt(props.getProperty("updateCheckInterval","36"))
+        downloadRetryInterval = Integer.parseInt(props.getProperty("downloadRetryInterval","1"))
+        updateCheckInterval = Integer.parseInt(props.getProperty("updateCheckInterval","24"))
         shareDownloadedFiles = Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("shareDownloadedFiles","true"))
         
         watchedDirectories = new HashSet<>()
diff --git a/gui/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/gui/UISettings.groovy b/gui/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/gui/UISettings.groovy
index f7f91585..d73c3f64 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/gui/UISettings.groovy
+++ b/gui/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/gui/UISettings.groovy
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ class UISettings {
         lnf = props.getProperty("lnf", "system")
         showMonitor = Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("showMonitor", "true"))
         font = props.getProperty("font",null)
-        clearCancelledDownloads = Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("clearCancelledDownloads","false"))
+        clearCancelledDownloads = Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("clearCancelledDownloads","true"))
         clearFinishedDownloads = Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("clearFinishedDownloads","false"))
         excludeLocalResult = Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("excludeLocalResult","true"))
-        showSearchHashes = Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("showSearchHashes","false"))
+        showSearchHashes = Boolean.parseBoolean(props.getProperty("showSearchHashes","true"))
     }
     
     void write(OutputStream out) throws IOException {