diff --git a/settings/users.php b/settings/users.php
index 4d214bf950226a5dc336f295aec1051e51b63069..8dedb703adaaef57239fe696aea48cc6c0da726b 100644
--- a/settings/users.php
+++ b/settings/users.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $groupsInfo->setSorting($sortGroupsBy);
 list($adminGroup, $groups) = $groupsInfo->get();
 
 $recoveryAdminEnabled = OC_App::isEnabled('encryption') &&
-					    $config->getAppValue( 'encryption', 'recoveryAdminEnabled', null );
+					    $config->getAppValue( 'encryption', 'recoveryAdminEnabled', '0');
 
 if($isAdmin) {
 	$subAdmins = \OC::$server->getGroupManager()->getSubAdmin()->getAllSubAdmins();