diff --git a/src/common/connection.py b/src/common/connection.py
index 2a556e674..251d49139 100644
--- a/src/common/connection.py
+++ b/src/common/connection.py
@@ -926,11 +926,11 @@ class Connection(ConnectionHandlers):
 			# Only add optional elements if not empty
 			# Note: need to handle both None and '' as empty
 			#   thus shouldn't use "is not None"
-			if bm['nick']:
+			if bm.get('nick', None):
 				iq5 = iq4.setTagData('nick', bm['nick'])
-			if bm['password']:
+			if bm.get('password', None):
 				iq5 = iq4.setTagData('password', bm['password'])
-			if bm['print_status']:
+			if bm.get('print_status', None):
 				iq5 = iq4.setTagData('print_status', bm['print_status'])
 		self.connection.send(iq)
 
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index aa5314cbb..a73fe151d 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -2564,10 +2564,9 @@ class ManageBookmarksWindow:
 				autojoin = helpers.from_xs_boolean_to_python_boolean(
 					bookmark['autojoin'])
 
-				if bookmark.has_key('print_status'):
-					print_status = bookmark['print_status']
-				if not print_status:
-					print_status = gajim.config.get('print_status_in_muc')
+				print_status = bookmark.get('print_status', '')
+				if print_status not in ('', 'all', 'in_and_out', 'none'):
+					print_status = ''
 				self.treestore.append( iter, [
 						account,
 						bookmark['name'],
@@ -2580,7 +2579,7 @@ class ManageBookmarksWindow:
 		self.print_status_combobox = self.xml.get_widget('print_status_combobox')
 		model = gtk.ListStore(str, str)
 
-		self.option_list = {'all': _('All'),
+		self.option_list = {'': _('Default'), 'all': _('All'),
 			'in_and_out': _('Enter and leave only'), 'none': _('None')}
 		opts = self.option_list.keys()
 		opts.sort()
diff --git a/src/groupchat_control.py b/src/groupchat_control.py
index 3192f0e2a..5ded9f69f 100644
--- a/src/groupchat_control.py
+++ b/src/groupchat_control.py
@@ -874,9 +874,9 @@ class GroupchatControl(ChatControlBase):
 			print_status = None
 			for bookmark in gajim.connections[self.account].bookmarks:
 				if bookmark['jid'] == self.room_jid:
-					print_status = bookmark['print_status']
+					print_status = bookmark.get('print_status', None)
 					break
-			if print_status is None:
+			if not print_status:
 				print_status = gajim.config.get('print_status_in_muc')
 			nick_jid = nick
 			if jid:
@@ -1374,8 +1374,7 @@ class GroupchatControl(ChatControlBase):
 			'jid': self.room_jid,
 			'autojoin': '0',
 			'password': '',
-			'nick': self.nick,
-			'print_status' : gajim.config.get('print_status_in_muc')
+			'nick': self.nick
 		}
 
 		for bookmark in gajim.connections[self.account].bookmarks: