diff --git a/gui/main.js b/gui/main.js
index 1e5f264f..1e937fb4 100644
--- a/gui/main.js
+++ b/gui/main.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const configDefaultSettings =
                   "tx_delay" : 0, \
                   "auto_start": 0, \
                   "enable_sys_notification": 1, \
-                  "enable_mesh_features": 0 \
+                  "enable_mesh_features": "False" \
                   }';
 
 if (!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {