diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/VideoConfigDiag.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/VideoConfigDiag.cpp
index 834651be40..862b273246 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/VideoConfigDiag.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/VideoConfigDiag.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static wxString backend_multithreading_desc =
 static wxString true_color_desc =
     wxTRANSLATE("Forces the game to render the RGB color channels in 24-bit, thereby increasing "
                 "quality by reducing color banding.\nIt has no impact on performance and causes "
-                "few graphical issues.\n\n\nIf unsure, leave this unchecked.");
+                "few graphical issues.\n\n\nIf unsure, leave this checked.");
 
 #if !defined(__APPLE__)
 // Search for available resolutions - TODO: Move to Common?
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
index 6106e3ea81..0e79b4b180 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void VideoConfig::Load(const std::string& ini_file)
   enhancements->Get("ForceFiltering", &bForceFiltering, 0);
   enhancements->Get("MaxAnisotropy", &iMaxAnisotropy, 0);  // NOTE - this is x in (1 << x)
   enhancements->Get("PostProcessingShader", &sPostProcessingShader, "");
-  enhancements->Get("ForceTrueColor", &bForceTrueColor, false);
+  enhancements->Get("ForceTrueColor", &bForceTrueColor, true);
 
   IniFile::Section* stereoscopy = iniFile.GetOrCreateSection("Stereoscopy");
   stereoscopy->Get("StereoMode", &iStereoMode, 0);