diff --git a/mesecons_mvps/init.lua b/mesecons_mvps/init.lua
index 1b300aae548294ddddfdb5bc2defbdcc846a20f3..807692e2d2a222776183e2a1f0e68d5f6cf7ce50 100644
--- a/mesecons_mvps/init.lua
+++ b/mesecons_mvps/init.lua
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ local function add_pos(positions, pos)
 end
 
 local function are_protected(positions, player_name)
-	local mode = mesecon.setting("mvps_protection_mode", "normal")
+	local mode = mesecon.setting("mvps_protection_mode", "compat")
 	if mode == "ignore" then
 		return false
 	end