diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
index e1ee65c4..d7ebd562 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ function create_etherpad_settings {
     echo '    "noColors": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
     echo '    "showControls": true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
     echo '    "showChat": true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "showLineNumbers": true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '    "showLineNumbers": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
     echo '    "useMonospaceFont": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
     echo '    "userName": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "userColor": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
+    echo '    "userColor": true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
     echo '    "rtl": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
     echo '    "alwaysShowChat": true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
     echo '    "chatAndUsers": true,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json