diff --git a/src/components/SecuritySection.vue b/src/components/SecuritySection.vue
index 4a13b6d9e..566967b9f 100644
--- a/src/components/SecuritySection.vue
+++ b/src/components/SecuritySection.vue
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		return {
 			hasKey: loadState('end_to_end_encryption', 'hasKey'),
 			shouldDisplayWarning: false,
-			deleteEncryptedFiles: false,
+			deleteEncryptedFiles: true, // this is actually the only change to standard settings; TODO: upstream Nextcloud
+			modal: false,
 			shouldDisplayE2EEInBrowserWarning: false,
 			userConfig: loadState('end_to_end_encryption', 'userConfig', { e2eeInBrowserEnabled: false }),
 		}