diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGui.py b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGui.py
index 3144d660de..0c30329432 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGui.py
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ class DraftToolBar:
         self.isCopy.show()
         self.isSubelementMode.show()
         p = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Draft")
-        if p.GetBool("copymode",True):
+        if p.GetBool("copymode",False):
             self.isCopy.setChecked(p.GetBool("copymodeValue",False))
         self.continueCmd.show()
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-draft.ui b/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-draft.ui
index 99af017bb8..ff68e34407 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-draft.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Resources/ui/preferences-draft.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>486</width>
-    <height>781</height>
+    <height>808</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
          <string>Global copy mode</string>
         </property>
         <property name="checked">
-         <bool>true</bool>
+         <bool>false</bool>
         </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>copymode</cstring>