diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/SettingsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/SettingsFragment.java
index 6bf831cc7..65d4e4e71 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/SettingsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/SettingsFragment.java
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ public class SettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment implements SharedPrefer
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         // TODO Auto-generated method stub
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-
-        // Load the preferences from an XML resource
         addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.uisettings);
+        PreferenceManager.setDefaultValues(getActivity(), R.xml.uisettings, false);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/SplashActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/SplashActivity.java
index 84ea06023..02b428fca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/SplashActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/SplashActivity.java
@@ -21,27 +21,28 @@ public class SplashActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 
-        SharedPreferences defaultPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplication());
 
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        SharedPreferences defaultPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplication());
         if (defaultPrefs.getString("theme","").equals("Dark")) {
             setTheme(R.style.AppTheme_dh);
         }
-        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-
         //setups go here
 
         // Set up default preferences,make sure we add "extra" blacklist entries.
-        PreferenceManager.setDefaultValues(this, R.xml.defaultpref, false);
+
 
 
         if (!defaultPrefs.contains("auto_blacklist")) {
-            Logger.dh("AutoRootFragment: Setting default preferences for application");
+            Logger.dh("SplashActivity: Setting default preferences for application");
             SharedPreferences.Editor editor = defaultPrefs.edit();
             Set<String> set = new HashSet<>();
             set.add("com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel");
             set.add("com.google.android.gms");
             set.add("com.google.commerce.tapandpay");
             editor.putStringSet("auto_blacklist", set);
+            editor.putBoolean("autoRootEnable",false);
+            editor.putBoolean("root",Utils.rootEnabled());
             editor.apply();
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/defaultpref.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/defaultpref.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3094a2b2e..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/defaultpref.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <Preference
-        android:key="theme"
-        android:defaultValue="Default"
-        />
-    <Preference
-        android:key="auto_blacklist"
-        android:defaultValue="com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel"
-        />
-    <Preference
-        android:key="auto_whitelist"
-        android:defaultValue="com.keramidas.TitaniumBackupPro"
-        />
-</PreferenceScreen>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/uisettings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/uisettings.xml
index 0a06e6f78..a524e3cf6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/uisettings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/uisettings.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
             android:key="theme"
             android:title="Theme"
             android:summary="Select a theme"
+            android:defaultValue="Default"
             android:entries="@array/themes"
             android:entryValues="@array/themes"/>
     </PreferenceCategory>
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 
         <CheckBoxPreference
             android:key="enable_quicktile"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
             android:title="@string/settings_enable_quicktile_title"
             android:summary="@string/settings_enable_quicktile_summary" />
 
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@
         android:title="@string/settings_root_category">
         <CheckBoxPreference
             android:key="keep_root_off"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
             android:title="@string/settings_keep_root_off_title"
             android:summary="@string/settings_keep_root_off_summary" />
 
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@
 
         <CheckBoxPreference
             android:key="developer_logging"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
             android:title="@string/settings_developer_logging_title"
             android:summary="@string/settings_developer_logging_summary" />