diff --git a/modules/checklists/checklists.php b/modules/checklists/checklists.php
index e4fb18b3..86caa3d6 100644
--- a/modules/checklists/checklists.php
+++ b/modules/checklists/checklists.php
@@ -775,12 +775,12 @@ public function display_meta_box($post)
                             'Not required, but important: ',
                             'publishpress-checklists'
                         ),
-                        'show_warning_icon_submit'        => Base_requirement::VALUE_YES === $legacyPlugin->settings->module->options->show_warning_icon_submit,
-                        'disable_publish_button'        => Base_requirement::VALUE_YES === $legacyPlugin->settings->module->options->disable_publish_button,
-                        'title_warning_icon'              => esc_html__('One or more items in the checklist are not completed'),
-                        'is_gutenberg_active'             => $this->is_gutenberg_active(),
-                        'user_can_manage_options'         => current_user_can('manage_options'),
-                        'configure_url'                   => esc_url($this->get_admin_link()),
+                        'show_warning_icon_submit' => Base_requirement::VALUE_YES === $legacyPlugin->settings->module->options->show_warning_icon_submit,
+                        'disable_publish_button'   => Base_requirement::VALUE_YES === $legacyPlugin->settings->module->options->disable_publish_button,
+                        'title_warning_icon'       => esc_html__('One or more items in the checklist are not completed'),
+                        'is_gutenberg_active'      => $this->is_gutenberg_active(),
+                        'user_can_manage_options'  => current_user_can('manage_options'),
+                        'configure_url'            => esc_url($this->get_admin_link()),
                     ]
                 );
 
diff --git a/modules/settings/settings.php b/modules/settings/settings.php
index dafa4737..112c18e5 100644
--- a/modules/settings/settings.php
+++ b/modules/settings/settings.php
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public function __construct()
                     'post_types'               => [
                         'post' => 'on',
                     ],
+                    'disable_publish_button'   => Base_requirement::VALUE_NO,
                     'show_warning_icon_submit' => Base_requirement::VALUE_YES,
                     'openai_api_key'           => '',
                 ],