diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 1bb3d1563..f180124f2 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ var config = {
     /*noticeMessage: 'Service update is scheduled for 16th March 2015. ' +
     'During that time service will not be available. ' +
     'Apologise for inconvenience.'*/
-    enableThirdPartyRequests: true
+    disableThirdPartyRequests: false
 };
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 8b134f2cc..d66835e1d 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -223,13 +223,11 @@
         </div>
     </div>
     <script type="text/javascript">
-      if (config.enableThirdPartyRequests === true)
-      { 
+      if (!config.disableThirdPartyRequests) {
         [
           'https://api.callstats.io/static/callstats.min.js',
           'analytics.js?v=1'
-        ].forEach(function(extSrc) 
-        {
+        ].forEach(function(extSrc) {
           var extScript = document.createElement('script');
           extScript.src = extSrc;
           extScript.async = false;
diff --git a/modules/UI/avatar/Avatar.js b/modules/UI/avatar/Avatar.js
index d59f494c7..4a31d7582 100644
--- a/modules/UI/avatar/Avatar.js
+++ b/modules/UI/avatar/Avatar.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var Avatar = {
                 "No avatar stored yet for " + jid + " - using JID as ID");
             id = jid;
         }
-        if (config.enableThirdPartyRequests === true) {
+        if (!config.disableThirdPartyRequests) {
             return 'https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/' +
                 MD5.hexdigest(id.trim().toLowerCase()) +
                 "?d=wavatar&size=" + (size || "30");