diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp
index ac4d1d5a..022cad22 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ MenuStateConnectedGame::MenuStateConnectedGame(Program *program, MainMenu *mainM
     findDirs(config.getPathListForType(ptTilesets), tileSets);
 
 
-    if(config.getBool("EnableFTPXfer") == true) {
+    if(config.getBool("EnableFTPXfer","false") == true) {
         ClientInterface *clientInterface = networkManager.getClientInterface();
         string serverUrl = clientInterface->getServerIpAddress() + ":61358";
 
diff --git a/source/glest_game/network/server_interface.cpp b/source/glest_game/network/server_interface.cpp
index 2692bd82..abbd8967 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/network/server_interface.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/network/server_interface.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ ServerInterface::ServerInterface() {
 	//serverSocket.bind(Config::getInstance().getInt("ServerPort",intToStr(GameConstants::serverPort).c_str()));
 	serverSocket.setBindPort(Config::getInstance().getInt("ServerPort",intToStr(GameConstants::serverPort).c_str()));
 
-    if(Config::getInstance().getBool("EnableFTPXfer") == true) {
+    if(Config::getInstance().getBool("EnableFTPXfer","false") == true) {
         std::pair<string,string> mapsPath;
         vector<string> pathList = Config::getInstance().getPathListForType(ptMaps);
         if(pathList.size() > 0) {