diff --git a/sharedconfig.lua b/sharedconfig.lua
index d62e7c2..7017766 100644
--- a/sharedconfig.lua
+++ b/sharedconfig.lua
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ local function add_default_value(key, value)
 	defaults_table[key]=value
 
 	local stored_value=config:load(key)
-	if stored_value == nil then
-		sharedstate.add(key, value)
-	else
-		sharedstate.add(key, stored_value)
+	sharedstate.add(key, value)
+
+	if stored_value ~= nil then
+		sharedstate.set(key, stored_value)
 	end
 end