--- a/ksmserver/main.cpp

+++ b/ksmserver/main.cpp

@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])

     KConfigGroup config(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "General");

-    QString loginMode = config.readEntry("loginMode", "restorePreviousLogout");

+    QString loginMode = config.readEntry("loginMode", "default");

     if (parser.isSet(restoreOption))

         server->restoreSession(QStringLiteral(SESSION_BY_USER));

--- a/ksmserver/logout.cpp

+++ b/ksmserver/logout.cpp

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void KSMServer::performLogout()

     // shall we save the session on logout?

     KConfigGroup cg(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "General");

-    saveSession = (cg.readEntry("loginMode", QStringLiteral("restorePreviousLogout")) == QLatin1String("restorePreviousLogout"));

+    saveSession = (cg.readEntry("loginMode", QStringLiteral("default")) == QLatin1String("restorePreviousLogout"));

     qCDebug(KSMSERVER) << "saveSession is " << saveSession;