diff --git a/plugins/phorum/init-config.php b/plugins/phorum/init-config.php
index 25aaa764..aa7b1559 100644
--- a/plugins/phorum/init-config.php
+++ b/plugins/phorum/init-config.php
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
  * or a module configuration value
  * @return Instance of HTMLPurifier_Config
  */
-function phorum_htmlpurifier_get_config() {
+function phorum_htmlpurifier_get_config($default = false) {
     global $PHORUM;
     $config_exists = phorum_htmlpurifier_config_file_exists();
-    if ($config_exists || !isset($PHORUM['mod_htmlpurifier']['config'])) {
+    if ($default || $config_exists || !isset($PHORUM['mod_htmlpurifier']['config'])) {
         $config = HTMLPurifier_Config::createDefault();
         include(dirname(__FILE__) . '/config.default.php');
         if ($config_exists) {
diff --git a/plugins/phorum/settings/save.php b/plugins/phorum/settings/save.php
index 740096a7..7dbb767d 100644
--- a/plugins/phorum/settings/save.php
+++ b/plugins/phorum/settings/save.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function phorum_htmlpurifier_save_settings() {
         echo "Cannot update settings, <code>mods/htmlpurifier/config.php</code> already exists. To change
         settings, edit that file. To use the web form, delete that file.<br />";
     } else {
-        $config = phorum_htmlpurifier_get_config();
+        $config = phorum_htmlpurifier_get_config(true);
         if (!isset($_POST['reset'])) $config->mergeArrayFromForm($_POST, 'config', $PHORUM['mod_htmlpurifier']['directives']);
         $PHORUM['mod_htmlpurifier']['config'] = $config->getAll();
     }