diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/settings/Settings.java b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/settings/Settings.java
index e9137b18..115405d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/settings/Settings.java
@@ -610,10 +610,10 @@ public final class Settings extends YamlConfiguration {
     private static DataSourceType getDataSource() {
         String key = "DataSource.backend";
         try {
-            return DataSource.DataSourceType.valueOf(configFile.getString(key).toUpperCase());
+            return DataSource.DataSourceType.valueOf(configFile.getString(key, "sqlite").toUpperCase());
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
             ConsoleLogger.showError("Unknown database backend; defaulting to file database");
-            return DataSource.DataSourceType.FILE;
+            return DataSource.DataSourceType.SQLITE;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index d362a4e6..aac7285b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DataSource:
     # Username about Database Connection Infos
     mySQLUsername: authme
     # Can be set to : file, sqlite, mysql
-    backend: file
+    backend: sqlite
     # Column for storing players lastlogins
     mySQLColumnLastLogin: lastlogin
     # Database Name, use with converters or as SQLITE database name