diff --git a/settings.json.template b/settings.json.template
index 91ac41e6..a4f26114 100644
--- a/settings.json.template
+++ b/settings.json.template
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "showControls": true,
     "showChat": true,
     "showLineNumbers": true,
-    "useMonospaceFont": false,
+    "useMonospaceFont": true,
     "userName": false,
     "userColor": false,
     "rtl": false,
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@
   "trustProxy" : false,
 
   /* Privacy: disable IP logging */
-  "disableIPlogging" : false,
+  "disableIPlogging" : true,
 
   /* Time (in seconds) to automatically reconnect pad when a "Force reconnect"
      message is shown to user. Set to 0 to disable automatic reconnection */
-  "automaticReconnectionTimeout" : 0,
+  "automaticReconnectionTimeout" : 10,
   /*
   * By default, when caret is moved out of viewport, it scrolls the minimum height needed to make this
   * line visible.