diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index aa6b92152..55ae78fee 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -325,14 +325,14 @@ class Preferences_window:
 	
 	def on_reset_colors_button_clicked(self, widget):
 		for i in ['inmsgcolor', 'outmsgcolor', 'statusmsgcolor']:
-			gajim.config.set(i, gajim.config.get_default(i))
+			gajim.config.set(i, self.plugin.default_values[i])
 
 		self.xml.get_widget('incoming_msg_colorbutton').set_color(\
-			gtk.gdk.color_parse(gajim.config.get_default('inmsgcolor')))
+			gtk.gdk.color_parse(gajim.config.get('inmsgcolor')))
 		self.xml.get_widget('outgoing_msg_colorbutton').set_color(\
-			gtk.gdk.color_parse(gajim.config.get_default('outmsgcolor')))
+			gtk.gdk.color_parse(gajim.config.get('outmsgcolor')))
 		self.xml.get_widget('status_msg_colorbutton').set_color(\
-			gtk.gdk.color_parse(gajim.config.get_default('statusmsgcolor')))
+			gtk.gdk.color_parse(gajim.config.get('statusmsgcolor')))
 		self.update_text_tags()
 		self.plugin.save_config()
 
diff --git a/src/gajim.py b/src/gajim.py
index 27ac4c435..6daf320d8 100755
--- a/src/gajim.py
+++ b/src/gajim.py
@@ -638,6 +638,16 @@ class Interface:
 		parser.write()
 
 	def __init__(self):
+		self.default_values = {
+			'inmsgcolor': gajim.config.get('inmsgcolor'),
+			'outmsgcolor': gajim.config.get('outmsgcolor'),
+			'statusmsgcolor': gajim.config.get('statusmsgcolor'),
+		}
+		parser.read()
+
+		for account in gajim.config.get_per('accounts'):
+			gajim.connections[account] = common.connection.Connection(account)
+	
 		if gtk.pygtk_version >= (2, 6, 0):
 			gtk.about_dialog_set_email_hook(self.on_launch_browser_mailer, 'mail')
 			gtk.about_dialog_set_url_hook(self.on_launch_browser_mailer, 'url')
@@ -712,10 +722,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 	except ImportError:
 		pass
 	
-	parser.read()
-
-	for account in gajim.config.get_per('accounts'):
-		gajim.connections[account] = common.connection.Connection(account)
-	
 	Interface()
 	gtk.main()