diff --git a/toxcore/tox.c b/toxcore/tox.c
index 5493d1d5..6861ca4f 100644
--- a/toxcore/tox.c
+++ b/toxcore/tox.c
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ struct Tox_Options *tox_options_new(TOX_ERR_OPTIONS_NEW *error)
     struct Tox_Options *options = calloc(sizeof(struct Tox_Options), 1);
 
     if (options) {
+        tox_options_default(options);
+
         SET_ERROR_PARAMETER(error, TOX_ERR_OPTIONS_NEW_OK);
         return options;
     }