--- a/src/keyboard_layout.cpp
+++ b/src/keyboard_layout.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void KeyboardLayout::reconfigure()
 {
     if (m_configGroup.isValid()) {
         m_configGroup.config()->reparseConfiguration();
-        const QString policyKey = m_configGroup.readEntry("SwitchMode", QStringLiteral("Global"));
+        const QString policyKey = m_configGroup.readEntry("SwitchMode", QStringLiteral("Window"));
         m_xkb->reconfigure();
         if (!m_policy || m_policy->name() != policyKey) {
             m_policy = KeyboardLayoutSwitching::Policy::create(m_xkb, this, m_configGroup, policyKey);