diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index b514ee68d..068ff1102 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
       vsync(1),
       frameRateLimit(60),
       displayRenderTime(0),
-      inputRepeat(0),
+      inputRepeat(1),
       glRedSize(8),
       glGreenSize(8),
       glBlueSize(8),
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index f25ae80af..4fbd424c1 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -4901,7 +4901,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::readConfig(DivConfig& conf, FurnaceGUISettingGroups groups) {
 
     settings.selectAssetOnLoad=conf.getInt("selectAssetOnLoad",1);
 
-    settings.inputRepeat=conf.getInt("inputRepeat",0);
+    settings.inputRepeat=conf.getInt("inputRepeat",1);
   }
 
   if (groups&GUI_SETTINGS_FONT) {