diff --git a/src/main/java/jace/apple2e/Apple2e.java b/src/main/java/jace/apple2e/Apple2e.java
index 6e73415..48c6aa4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jace/apple2e/Apple2e.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jace/apple2e/Apple2e.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class Apple2e extends Computer {
     @ConfigurableField(name = "Aux Ram", shortName = "ram", description = "Aux ram card")
     public ClassSelection ramCard = new ClassSelection(RAM128k.class, CardExt80Col.class);
     @ConfigurableField(name = "Joystick 1 Enabled", shortName = "joy1", description = "If unchecked, then there is no joystick support.", enablesDevice = true)
-    public boolean joy1enabled = false;
+    public boolean joy1enabled = true;
     @ConfigurableField(name = "Joystick 2 Enabled", shortName = "joy2", description = "If unchecked, then there is no joystick support.", enablesDevice = true)
     public boolean joy2enabled = false;
     @ConfigurableField(name = "No-Slot Clock Enabled", shortName = "clock", description = "If checked, no-slot clock will be enabled", enablesDevice = true)
diff --git a/src/main/java/jace/hardware/Joystick.java b/src/main/java/jace/hardware/Joystick.java
index 35ba81e..7719dfb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jace/hardware/Joystick.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jace/hardware/Joystick.java
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 @Stateful
 public class Joystick extends Device {
     @ConfigurableField(name = "Center Mouse", shortName = "center", description = "Moves mouse back to the center of the screen, can get annoying.")
-    public boolean centerMouse;
+    public boolean centerMouse = false;
     @ConfigurableField(name = "Use keyboard", shortName = "useKeys", description = "Arrow keys will control joystick instead of the mouse.")
-    public boolean useKeyboard;
+    public boolean useKeyboard = true;
     @ConfigurableField(name = "Hog keypresses", shortName = "hog", description = "Key presses will not be sent to emulator.")
-    public boolean hogKeyboard;
+    public boolean hogKeyboard = false;
     public int port;
     @Stateful
     public int x = 0;