diff --git a/conf/settings.json b/conf/settings.json
index 99f4736..d51e36c 100644
--- a/conf/settings.json
+++ b/conf/settings.json
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@
     "showChat":         true,
     "showLineNumbers":  true,
     "useMonospaceFont": false,
-    "userName":         false,
-    "userColor":        false,
+    "userName":         null,
+    "userColor":        null,
     "rtl":              false,
     "alwaysShowChat":   false,
     "chatAndUsers":     false,