diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 71ea46c..2e0b26a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+1.0.12
+------
+
+- Fixed settings bug introducted with version 1.0.11
+
 1.0.11
 ------
 
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f08688b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+
+messenger_url: ''
+messenger_icon: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alphanodes/redmine_messenger/master/assets/images/icon.png'
+messenger_channel: 'redmine'
+messenger_username: 'robot'
+messenger_verify_ssl: 1
+messenger_direct_users_messages: 0
+auto_mentions: 0
+default_mentions: ''
+display_watchers: 0
+post_updates: 1
+new_include_description: 1
+updated_include_description: 1
+post_private_contacts: 0
+post_private_db: 0
+post_private_issues: 0
+post_private_notes: 0
+post_wiki: 0
+post_wiki_updates: 0
+post_db: 0
+post_db_updates: 0
+post_contact: 0
+post_contact_updates: 0
+post_password: 0
+post_password_updates: 0
diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index 6c1b3be..d04ee43 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -14,32 +14,7 @@ Redmine::Plugin.register :redmine_messenger do
 
   permission :manage_messenger, projects: :settings, messenger_settings: :update
 
-  settings default: {
-    messenger_url: '',
-    messenger_icon: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alphanodes/redmine_messenger/master/assets/images/icon.png',
-    messenger_channel: 'redmine',
-    messenger_username: 'robot',
-    messenger_verify_ssl: '1',
-    messenger_direct_users_messages: '0',
-    auto_mentions: '0',
-    default_mentions: '',
-    display_watchers: '0',
-    post_updates: '1',
-    new_include_description: '1',
-    updated_include_description: '1',
-    post_private_contacts: '0',
-    post_private_db: '0',
-    post_private_issues: '0',
-    post_private_notes: '0',
-    post_wiki: '0',
-    post_wiki_updates: '0',
-    post_db: '0',
-    post_db_updates: '0',
-    post_contact: '0',
-    post_contact_updates: '0',
-    post_password: '0',
-    post_password_updates: '0'
-  }, partial: 'settings/messenger_settings'
+  settings default: loader.default_settings, partial: 'settings/messenger_settings'
 end
 
 RedminePluginKit::Loader.persisting { loader.load_model_hooks! }
diff --git a/lib/redmine_messenger.rb b/lib/redmine_messenger.rb
index 2c8fdf9..a5ab9c9 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_messenger.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_messenger.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module RedmineMessenger
-  VERSION = '1.0.11'
+  VERSION = '1.0.12'
   REDMINE_CONTACTS_SUPPORT = Redmine::Plugin.installed? 'redmine_contacts'
   REDMINE_DB_SUPPORT = Redmine::Plugin.installed? 'redmine_db'