diff --git a/gui/builtinPreferenceViews/pyfaUpdatePreferences.py b/gui/builtinPreferenceViews/pyfaUpdatePreferences.py
index dd304a208..2fe33728e 100644
--- a/gui/builtinPreferenceViews/pyfaUpdatePreferences.py
+++ b/gui/builtinPreferenceViews/pyfaUpdatePreferences.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ to receive notifications for
         mainSizer.Add( self.stDesc, 0, wx.ALL, 5 )
         
         self.suppressAll = wx.CheckBox( panel, wx.ID_ANY, u"Suppress all update notifications", wx.DefaultPosition, wx.DefaultSize, 0 )
-        self.suppressPrerelease = wx.CheckBox( panel, wx.ID_ANY, u"Suppress only pre-release notifications", wx.DefaultPosition, wx.DefaultSize, 0 )
+        self.suppressPrerelease = wx.CheckBox( panel, wx.ID_ANY, u"Suppress pre-release notifications", wx.DefaultPosition, wx.DefaultSize, 0 )
 
         mainSizer.Add( self.suppressAll, 0, wx.ALL|wx.EXPAND, 5 )
         mainSizer.Add( self.suppressPrerelease, 0, wx.ALL|wx.EXPAND, 5 )
diff --git a/service/settings.py b/service/settings.py
index adcb2cb35..f77a946b0 100644
--- a/service/settings.py
+++ b/service/settings.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class UpdateSettings():
         # all        - If True, suppress all update notifications
         # prerelease - If True, suppress only prerelease notifications
         # version    - Set to release tag that user does not want notifications for
-        serviceUpdateDefaultSettings = { "all": False, "prerelease": False, 'version': None }
+        serviceUpdateDefaultSettings = { "all": False, "prerelease": True, 'version': None }
         self.serviceUpdateSettings = SettingsProvider.getInstance().getSettings("pyfaServiceUpdateSettings", serviceUpdateDefaultSettings)
     
     def get(self, type):