diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 76881df903..65b5a5690d 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   alwaysShowNewPostButton: false,
   autohideFloatingPostButton: false,
   pauseOnUnfocused: true,
-  stopGifs: true,
+  stopGifs: false,
   replyVisibility: 'all',
   thirdColumnMode: 'notifications',
   notificationVisibility: {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   sidebarColumnWidth: '25rem',
   contentColumnWidth: '45rem',
   notifsColumnWidth: '25rem',
-  emojiReactionsScale: 1.0,
+  emojiReactionsScale: 2.0,
   navbarColumnStretch: false,
   greentext: undefined, // instance default
   useAtIcon: undefined, // instance default
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   mentionLinkShowTooltip: undefined, // instance default
   mentionLinkShowAvatar: undefined, // instance default
   mentionLinkFadeDomain: undefined, // instance default
-  mentionLinkShowYous: undefined, // instance default
+  mentionLinkShowYous: true, // instance default
   mentionLinkBoldenYou: undefined, // instance default
   hidePostStats: undefined, // instance default
   hideBotIndication: undefined, // instance default