diff --git a/sharedconfig.lua b/sharedconfig.lua
index 7017766..2148941 100644
--- a/sharedconfig.lua
+++ b/sharedconfig.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ local function add_default_value(key, value)
 	defaults_table[key]=value
 
 	local stored_value=config:load(key)
-	sharedstate.add(key, value)
+	sharedstate.init(key, value)
 
 	if stored_value ~= nil then
 		sharedstate.set(key, stored_value)