diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chatnotifications/ChatNotificationsConfig.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chatnotifications/ChatNotificationsConfig.java
index d49fd68d07..a4364359e9 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chatnotifications/ChatNotificationsConfig.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chatnotifications/ChatNotificationsConfig.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public interface ChatNotificationsConfig extends Config
 	)
 	default boolean highlightOwnName()
 	{
-		return false;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	@ConfigItem(
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public interface ChatNotificationsConfig extends Config
 		position = 3,
 		keyName = "notifyOnHighlight",
 		name = "Notify on hightlight",
-		description = "Notifies you whenever a word is above is highlighted"
+		description = "Notifies you whenever a highlighted word is matched"
 	)
 	default boolean notifyOnHighlight()
 	{
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chatnotifications/ChatNotificationsPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chatnotifications/ChatNotificationsPlugin.java
index edb1cdb33d..797877ccc5 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chatnotifications/ChatNotificationsPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chatnotifications/ChatNotificationsPlugin.java
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ import net.runelite.client.plugins.PluginDescriptor;
 import net.runelite.client.util.Text;
 
 @PluginDescriptor(
-	name = "Chat Notifications"
+	name = "Chat Notifications",
+	enabledByDefault = false
 )
 public class ChatNotificationsPlugin extends Plugin
 {