diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
index 1b779f7c9e..8c2e9eecab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
@@ -4700,7 +4700,7 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
         this.name_email = prefs.getBoolean("name_email", false);
         this.prefer_contact = prefs.getBoolean("prefer_contact", false);
         this.distinguish_contacts = prefs.getBoolean("distinguish_contacts", false);
-        this.show_recipients = prefs.getBoolean("show_recipients", true);
+        this.show_recipients = prefs.getBoolean("show_recipients", false);
 
         this.subject_top = prefs.getBoolean("subject_top", false);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
index bca5ecaff4..5f1c7a608f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
         swNameEmail.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("name_email", false));
         swPreferContact.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("prefer_contact", false));
         swDistinguishContacts.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("distinguish_contacts", false));
-        swShowRecipients.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("show_recipients", true));
+        swShowRecipients.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("show_recipients", false));
         swSubjectTop.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("subject_top", false));
 
         int[] fontSizeValues = getResources().getIntArray(R.array.fontSizeValues);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
index f8b77aae82..275526e8ea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
@@ -521,7 +521,6 @@
             android:layout_width="0dp"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
-            android:checked="true"
             android:text="@string/title_advanced_show_recipients"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"