diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/home/HomeFragment.kt
index 4889485..02fa1dc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment(), TxInfoAdapterListener {
         view.findViewById<View>(R.id.no_history_layout).visibility =
             if (display) View.VISIBLE else View.GONE
         val displayMonerochan =
-            PrefService.instance?.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_MONEROCHAN, true) == true
+            PrefService.instance?.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_MONEROCHAN, Constants.DEFAULT_PREF_MONEROCHAN) == true
         if (displayMonerochan) {
             botImageView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
             mnrjTextView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/onboarding/OnboardingFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/onboarding/OnboardingFragment.kt
index 255390a..0109a84 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/onboarding/OnboardingFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/onboarding/OnboardingFragment.kt
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ class OnboardingFragment : Fragment(), NodeSelectionDialogListener, AddNodeListe
         useBundledTor = view.findViewById(R.id.bundled_tor_checkbox)
 
         seedOffsetCheckbox?.isChecked = useOffset
-        showXmrchanSwitch?.isChecked = true
         val usingProxy = ProxyService.instance?.usingProxy == true
         val usingBundledTor = ProxyService.instance?.useBundledTor == true
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/onboarding/OnboardingViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/onboarding/OnboardingViewModel.kt
index b5e576f..c2de57b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/onboarding/OnboardingViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/onboarding/OnboardingViewModel.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class OnboardingViewModel : ViewModel() {
     private val _passphrase = MutableLiveData("")
     val passphrase: LiveData<String> = _passphrase
     private val _confirmedPassphrase = MutableLiveData("")
-    private val _showMonerochan = MutableLiveData(true)
+    private val _showMonerochan = MutableLiveData(Constants.DEFAULT_PREF_MONEROCHAN)
     val showMonerochan: LiveData<Boolean> = _showMonerochan
     var showMoreOptions: LiveData<Boolean> = _showMoreOptions
     var seedType: LiveData<SeedType> = _seedType
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/settings/SettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/settings/SettingsFragment.kt
index e64d60c..2bdd7e6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/settings/SettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/fragment/settings/SettingsFragment.kt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class SettingsFragment : Fragment(), PasswordListener, NodeSelectionDialogListen
         streetModeSwitch?.isChecked =
             PrefService.instance?.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_STREET_MODE, false) == true
         monerochanSwitch?.isChecked =
-            PrefService.instance?.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_MONEROCHAN, true) == true
+            PrefService.instance?.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_MONEROCHAN, Constants.DEFAULT_PREF_MONEROCHAN) == true
         donationSwitch?.isChecked =
             PrefService.instance?.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_DONATE_PER_TX, false) == true
         useBundledTor?.isChecked = cachedUsingBundledTor
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/util/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/util/Constants.kt
index 169726c..be7e01d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/util/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/mynero/wallet/util/Constants.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ object Constants {
     const val NAV_ARG_TXINFO = "nav_arg_txinfo"
     const val STREET_MODE_BALANCE = "#.############"
 
+    const val DEFAULT_PREF_MONEROCHAN = false
+
     val DONATION_ADDRESSES = arrayOf(
         "87BqQYkugEzh6Tuyotm2uc3DzJzKM6MuZaC161e6u1TsQxxPmXVPHpdNRyK47JY4d1hhbe25YVz4e9vTXCLDxvHkRXEAeBC",  // primary Mysu Donation address
         "89QoPxs4cQSGbJrJddwzV3Ca7s2gVYHE1Xd1hGZafuVJVyNKt2LCQhxUdBF57PemxQiX3dmGUZLRRAzfeYyh9pq3GiWsDVo",  // second Mysu Donation address