diff --git a/app/src/main/java/cy/agorise/bitsybitshareswallet/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/cy/agorise/bitsybitshareswallet/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 6cebcf7..ca4c948 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/cy/agorise/bitsybitshareswallet/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/cy/agorise/bitsybitshareswallet/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class MainActivity : ConnectedActivity() {
         // closes the app, if not then it just restarts the Handler (timer)
         mRunnable = Runnable {
             if (PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this)
-                    .getBoolean(Constants.KEY_AUTO_CLOSE_ACTIVATED, false))
+                    .getBoolean(Constants.KEY_AUTO_CLOSE_ACTIVATED, true))
                 finish()
             else
                 restartHandler()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/cy/agorise/bitsybitshareswallet/fragments/SettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/cy/agorise/bitsybitshareswallet/fragments/SettingsFragment.kt
index 94ab336..8fb9ae1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/cy/agorise/bitsybitshareswallet/fragments/SettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/cy/agorise/bitsybitshareswallet/fragments/SettingsFragment.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class SettingsFragment : Fragment() {
      */
     private fun initAutoCloseSwitch() {
         val autoCloseOn = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
-            .getBoolean(Constants.KEY_AUTO_CLOSE_ACTIVATED, false)
+            .getBoolean(Constants.KEY_AUTO_CLOSE_ACTIVATED, true)
 
         switchAutoClose.isChecked = autoCloseOn