--- a/account-status-helper.cpp

+++ b/account-status-helper.cpp

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void AccountStatusHelper::reloadConfig()

 {

     KConfigGroup kdedConfig = m_telepathyConfig->group("KDED");

-    m_autoConnect = kdedConfig.readEntry(QLatin1String("autoConnect"), false);

+    m_autoConnect = kdedConfig.readEntry(QLatin1String("autoConnect"), true);

 }

 void AccountStatusHelper::setDiskPresence(const QString &presenceGroup, const Tp::SimplePresence &presence, const QString &activity)

--- a/config/telepathy-kded-config.cpp

+++ b/config/telepathy-kded-config.cpp

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void TelepathyKDEDConfig::load()

     ui->m_screenSaverAwayMessage->setEnabled(screenSaverAwayEnabled);

     // autoconnect

-    bool autoConnect = kdedConfig.readEntry(QLatin1String("autoConnect"), false);

+    bool autoConnect = kdedConfig.readEntry(QLatin1String("autoConnect"), true);

     ui->m_autoConnectCheckBox->setChecked(autoConnect);

     KSharedConfigPtr contactListConfig = KSharedConfig::openConfig(QLatin1String("ktpcontactlistrc"));