diff --git a/src/config.lua b/src/config.lua
index 69174b4..da2beca 100644
--- a/src/config.lua
+++ b/src/config.lua
@@ -15,26 +15,26 @@
 -- *************************
 
 -- Server to connect on joinplayer (string, default "irc.freenode.net")
-mt_irc.server = minetest.setting_get("mt_irc.server");
+mt_irc.server = minetest.setting_get("mt_irc.server") or "irc.freenode.net";
 
 -- Port to connect on joinplayer (number, default 6667)
-mt_irc.port = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("mt_irc.port"));
+mt_irc.port = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("mt_irc.port")) or 6667;
 
 -- Channel to connect on joinplayer (string, default "##mt-irc-mod")
-mt_irc.channel = minetest.setting_get("mt_irc.channel");
+mt_irc.channel = minetest.setting_get("mt_irc.channel") or "##mt-irc-mod";
 
 -- ***********************
 -- ** ADVANCED SETTINGS **
 -- ***********************
 
 -- Time between chat updates in seconds (number, default 0.2).
-mt_irc.dtime = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("mt_irc.dtime"));
+mt_irc.dtime = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("mt_irc.dtime")) or 0.2;
 
--- Underlying socket timeout in seconds (number, default 1.0).
-mt_irc.timeout = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("mt_irc.timeout"));
+-- Underlying socket timeout in seconds (number, default 60.0).
+mt_irc.timeout = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("mt_irc.timeout")) or 60.0;
 
 -- Nickname when using single conection (string, default "minetest-"..<server-id>);
---  (<server-id> is the server IP address packed as a 32 bit integer).
+--  (<server-id> is a random string of 6 hexidecimal numbers).
 mt_irc.server_nick = minetest.setting_get("mt_irc.server_nick");
 
 -- Password to use when using single connection (string, default "")
@@ -58,3 +58,15 @@ mt_irc.auto_join = not minetest.setting_getbool("mt_irc.disable_auto_join");
 -- Whether to automatically connect to the server on mod load
 --  (boolean, default true) 
 mt_irc.auto_connect = not minetest.setting_getbool("mt_irc.disable_auto_connect");
+
+-- Set default server nick if not specified.
+if (not mt_irc.server_nick) then
+    local pr = PseudoRandom(os.time());
+    -- Workaround for bad distribution in minetest PRNG implementation.
+    local fmt = "minetest-%02X%02X%02X";
+    mt_irc.server_nick = fmt:format(
+        pr:next(0, 255),
+        pr:next(0, 255),
+        pr:next(0, 255)
+    );
+end
diff --git a/src/init.lua b/src/init.lua
index 44eea94..6bd9352 100644
--- a/src/init.lua
+++ b/src/init.lua
@@ -29,27 +29,6 @@ local irc = require 'irc';
 
 irc.DEBUG = ((mt_irc.debug and true) or false);
 
--- Set defaults if not specified.
-if (not mt_irc.server_nick) then
-    local pr = PseudoRandom(os.time());
-    -- Workaround for bad distribution in minetest PRNG implementation.
-    local fmt = "minetest-%02X%02X%02X";
-    mt_irc.server_nick = fmt:format(
-        pr:next(0, 255),
-        pr:next(0, 255),
-        pr:next(0, 255)
-    );
-end
-mt_irc.server = (mt_irc.server or "irc.freenode.net");
-mt_irc.port = (mt_irc.port or 6667);
-mt_irc.channel = (mt_irc.channel or "##mt-irc-mod");
-mt_irc.dtime = (mt_irc.dtime or 0.2);
-mt_irc.timeout = (mt_irc.timeout or 60.0);
-mt_irc.message_format_out = (mt_irc.message_format_out or "<$(nick)> $(message)");
-mt_irc.message_format_in = (mt_irc.message_format_in or "<$(name)@IRC[$(channel)]> $(message)");
-if (mt_irc.connect_on_join == nil) then mt_irc.connect_on_join = false; end
-if (mt_irc.connect_on_load == nil) then mt_irc.connect_on_load = false; end
-
 minetest.register_privilege("irc_admin", {
     description = "Allow IRC administrative tasks to be performed.";
     give_to_singleplayer = true;