diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
index fec4fffd..e1ee65c4 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ function create_etherpad_settings {
     echo '    "userName": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
     echo '    "userColor": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
     echo '    "rtl": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "alwaysShowChat": false,' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
-    echo '    "chatAndUsers": 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/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
     echo '    "lang": "en-gb"' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
     echo '  },' >> /var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json