diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt
index aca0f4e1d..7b237ada2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ class CorePreferences constructor(private val context: Context) {
         get() = config.getBool("app", "record_voice_messages_in_mkv_format", true)
 
     val useEphemeralPerDeviceMode: Boolean
-        get() = config.getBool("app", "ephemeral_chat_messages_settings_per_device", false)
+        get() = config.getBool("app", "ephemeral_chat_messages_settings_per_device", true)
 
     /* Default values related */