diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7ce10d..9295d32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-##  0.9.9
+## 1.0.0
+
+* Redmine 3.4.x compatibility
+* Commit message issue bug fix
+* Some code cleanups
+
+## 0.9.9
 
 * All global messenger settings can be overwritten project based
 * Locale support added
diff --git a/app/views/settings/_messenger_settings.html.erb b/app/views/settings/_messenger_settings.html.erb
index 793be6e..1a231af 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/_messenger_settings.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/settings/_messenger_settings.html.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<% @settings = ActionController::Parameters.new(@settings) %>
+
 <div class="info"><%= t(:messenger_settings_intro) %></div><br />
 
 <p>
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@
 
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_messenger_verify_ssl)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[messenger_verify_ssl]', 1, @settings[:messenger_verify_ssl] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[messenger_verify_ssl]', 1, @settings[:messenger_verify_ssl].to_i == 1 %>
   <em class="info"><%= t(:messenger_verify_ssl_info_html) %></em>
 </p>
 
@@ -35,32 +37,32 @@
 
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_auto_mentions)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[auto_mentions]', 1, @settings[:auto_mentions] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[auto_mentions]', 1, @settings[:auto_mentions].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_display_watchers)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[display_watchers]', 1, @settings[:display_watchers] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[display_watchers]', 1, @settings[:display_watchers].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_post_updates)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_updates]', 1, @settings[:post_updates] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_updates]', 1, @settings[:post_updates].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_new_include_description)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[new_include_description]', 1, @settings[:new_include_description] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[new_include_description]', 1, @settings[:new_include_description].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_updated_include_description)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[updated_include_description]', 1, @settings[:updated_include_description] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[updated_include_description]', 1, @settings[:updated_include_description].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_post_private_issues)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_private_issues]', 1, @settings[:post_private_issues] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_private_issues]', 1, @settings[:post_private_issues].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_post_private_notes)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_private_notes]', 1, @settings[:post_private_notes] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_private_notes]', 1, @settings[:post_private_notes].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 
 <br />
@@ -70,11 +72,11 @@
 
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_post_wiki)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_wiki]', 1, @settings[:post_wiki] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_wiki]', 1, @settings[:post_wiki].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_post_wiki_updates)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_wiki_updates]', 1, @settings[:post_wiki_updates] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_wiki_updates]', 1, @settings[:post_wiki_updates].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 
 <% if RedmineMessenger::REDMINE_DB_SUPPORT %>
@@ -85,11 +87,11 @@
 
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_post_db)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_db]', 1, @settings[:post_db] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_db]', 1, @settings[:post_db].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_post_db_updates)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_db_updates]', 1, @settings[:post_db_updates] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_db_updates]', 1, @settings[:post_db_updates].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 <% end %>
 
@@ -101,11 +103,11 @@
 
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_post_contact)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_contact]', 1, @settings[:post_contact] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_contact]', 1, @settings[:post_contact].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_post_contact_updates)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_contact_updates]', 1, @settings[:post_contact_updates] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_contact_updates]', 1, @settings[:post_contact_updates].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 <% end %>
 
@@ -117,10 +119,10 @@
 
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_post_password)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_password]', 1, @settings[:post_password] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_password]', 1, @settings[:post_password].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 <p>
   <%= content_tag(:label, l(:label_settings_post_password_updates)) %>
-  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_password_updates]', 1, @settings[:post_password_updates] %>
+  <%= check_box_tag 'settings[post_password_updates]', 1, @settings[:post_password_updates].to_i == 1 %>
 </p>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index f662304..9501d98 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Redmine::Plugin.register :redmine_messenger do
   url 'https://github.com/alphanodes/redmine_messenger'
   author_url 'https://alphanodes.com/'
   description 'Messenger integration for Slack, Rocketchat and Mattermost support'
-  version '0.9.9'
+  version '1.0.0'
 
   requires_redmine version_or_higher: '3.0.0'
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Redmine::Plugin.register :redmine_messenger do
     messenger_channel: 'redmine',
     messenger_username: 'robot',
     messenger_verify_ssl: '1',
-    auto_mentions: '1',
+    auto_mentions: '0',
     display_watchers: '0',
     post_updates: '1',
     new_include_description: '1',
diff --git a/lib/redmine_messenger.rb b/lib/redmine_messenger.rb
index 1290c1e..af87b59 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_messenger.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_messenger.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 # Redmine Messenger plugin for Redmine
 
 Rails.configuration.to_prepare do
+  module RedmineMessenger
+    REDMINE_CONTACTS_SUPPORT = Redmine::Plugin.installed?('redmine_contacts') ? true : false
+    REDMINE_DB_SUPPORT = Redmine::Plugin.installed?('redmine_db') ? true : false
+    # this does not work at the moment, because redmine loads passwords after messener plugin
+    REDMINE_PASSWORDS_SUPPORT = Redmine::Plugin.installed?('redmine_passwords') ? true : false
+
+    def self.settings
+      ActionController::Parameters.new(Setting[:plugin_redmine_messenger])
+    end
+  end
+
   # Patches
   require_dependency 'redmine_messenger/patches/issue_patch'
   require_dependency 'redmine_messenger/patches/wiki_page_patch'
@@ -16,14 +27,3 @@ Rails.configuration.to_prepare do
   # Hooks
   require_dependency 'redmine_messenger/hooks'
 end
-
-module RedmineMessenger
-  REDMINE_CONTACTS_SUPPORT = Redmine::Plugin.installed?('redmine_contacts') ? true : false
-  REDMINE_DB_SUPPORT = Redmine::Plugin.installed?('redmine_db') ? true : false
-  # this does not work at the moment, because redmine loads passwords after messener plugin
-  REDMINE_PASSWORDS_SUPPORT = Redmine::Plugin.installed?('redmine_passwords') ? true : false
-
-  def self.settings
-    Setting[:plugin_redmine_messenger].blank? ? {} : Setting[:plugin_redmine_messenger]
-  end
-end