--- a/src/service/Activities.cpp

+++ b/src/service/Activities.cpp

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Activities::Private::Private(Activities

     if (activities.isEmpty()) {

         // We need to add this only after the service has been properly started

         KConfigGroup cg(KSharedConfig::openConfig("kdeglobals"), "Activities");

-        const QString name = cg.readEntry("defaultActivityName", i18n("Default"));

+        const QString name = cg.readEntry("defaultActivityName", "ALT");

         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(

                 q,