--- a/libktcore/ktorrent.kcfg
+++ b/libktcore/ktorrent.kcfg
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		</entry>
 		<entry name="maxTotalConnections" type="Int">
 			<label>Maximum number of connections for all torrents (0 = no limit) </label>
-			<default>800</default>
+			<default>288</default>
 			<min>0</min>
 		</entry>
 		<entry name="maxUploadRate" type="Int">
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 		</entry>
 		<entry name="useEncryption" type="Bool">
 			<label>Use protocol encryption</label>
-			<default>false</default>
+			<default>true</default>
 		</entry>
 		<entry name="allowUnencryptedConnections" type="Bool">
 			<label>Allow unencrypted connections</label>
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 			<default>2048</default>
 		</entry>
 		<entry name="suppressSleep" type="Bool">
-			<default>true</default>
+			<default>false</default>
 		</entry>
 		<entry name="manuallyControlTorrents" type="Bool">
 			<default>false</default>