--- a/kcms/ksmserver/smserversettings.kcfg
+++ b/kcms/ksmserver/smserversettings.kcfg
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
         <choice name="emptySession"/>
       </choices>
       <label>On login</label>
-      <default>restorePreviousLogout</default>
+      <default>emptySession</default>
     </entry>
     <entry name="excludeApps" type="String">
       <label>Applications to be excluded from session</label>
-      <default></default>
+      <default>krb5-ticket-watcher</default>
     </entry>
   </group>
 </kcfg>