diff --git a/src/ARKServerManager/App.config b/src/ARKServerManager/App.config
index f1e17e9f..eaf389b9 100644
--- a/src/ARKServerManager/App.config
+++ b/src/ARKServerManager/App.config
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@
         <value>all</value>
       </setting>
       <setting name="RCON_BackupMessageCommand" serializeAs="String">
-        <value>Broadcast</value>
+        <value />
       </setting>
     </ServerManagerTool.Config>
   </userSettings>
diff --git a/src/ARKServerManager/App.xaml.cs b/src/ARKServerManager/App.xaml.cs
index 69030399..98cce05a 100644
--- a/src/ARKServerManager/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/ARKServerManager/App.xaml.cs
@@ -379,6 +379,11 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool
             // check and update the public IP address
             DiscoverMachinePublicIP(Config.Default.ManagePublicIPAutomatically);
 
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Config.Default.RCON_BackupMessageCommand))
+            {
+                Config.Default.RCON_BackupMessageCommand = Config.Default.RCON_MessageCommand;
+            }
+
             var installPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location);
             PluginHelper.Instance.BetaEnabled = this.BetaVersion;
             PluginHelper.Instance.LoadPlugins(installPath, true);
diff --git a/src/ARKServerManager/Config.Designer.cs b/src/ARKServerManager/Config.Designer.cs
index 7636da6a..82108e69 100644
--- a/src/ARKServerManager/Config.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/ARKServerManager/Config.Designer.cs
@@ -3162,7 +3162,7 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool {
         
         [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("Broadcast")]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("")]
         public string RCON_BackupMessageCommand {
             get {
                 return ((string)(this["RCON_BackupMessageCommand"]));
diff --git a/src/ARKServerManager/Config.settings b/src/ARKServerManager/Config.settings
index 40ec1431..bb64f8f7 100644
--- a/src/ARKServerManager/Config.settings
+++ b/src/ARKServerManager/Config.settings
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@
       <Value Profile="(Default)">SaveGames</Value>
     </Setting>
     <Setting Name="RCON_BackupMessageCommand" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
-      <Value Profile="(Default)">Broadcast</Value>
+      <Value Profile="(Default)" />
     </Setting>
   </Settings>
 </SettingsFile>
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diff --git a/src/ConanServerManager/App.config b/src/ConanServerManager/App.config
index 44a6fca8..17f1d594 100644
--- a/src/ConanServerManager/App.config
+++ b/src/ConanServerManager/App.config
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@
         <value>all</value>
       </setting>
       <setting name="RCON_BackupMessageCommand" serializeAs="String">
-        <value>Broadcast</value>
+        <value />
       </setting>
     </ServerManagerTool.Config>
   </userSettings>
diff --git a/src/ConanServerManager/App.xaml.cs b/src/ConanServerManager/App.xaml.cs
index b29b5ec0..9c33ee4b 100644
--- a/src/ConanServerManager/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/ConanServerManager/App.xaml.cs
@@ -378,6 +378,11 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool
             // check and update the public IP address
             DiscoverMachinePublicIP(Config.Default.ManagePublicIPAutomatically);
 
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Config.Default.RCON_BackupMessageCommand))
+            {
+                Config.Default.RCON_BackupMessageCommand = Config.Default.RCON_MessageCommand;
+            }
+
             var installPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location);
             PluginHelper.Instance.BetaEnabled = this.BetaVersion;
             PluginHelper.Instance.LoadPlugins(installPath, true);
diff --git a/src/ConanServerManager/Config.Designer.cs b/src/ConanServerManager/Config.Designer.cs
index 43ea0f84..98b2d265 100644
--- a/src/ConanServerManager/Config.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/ConanServerManager/Config.Designer.cs
@@ -2345,7 +2345,7 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool {
         
         [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("Broadcast")]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("")]
         public string RCON_BackupMessageCommand {
             get {
                 return ((string)(this["RCON_BackupMessageCommand"]));
diff --git a/src/ConanServerManager/Config.settings b/src/ConanServerManager/Config.settings
index 7ba55cf0..fec47f66 100644
--- a/src/ConanServerManager/Config.settings
+++ b/src/ConanServerManager/Config.settings
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@
       <Value Profile="(Default)">SaveGames</Value>
     </Setting>
     <Setting Name="RCON_BackupMessageCommand" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
-      <Value Profile="(Default)">Broadcast</Value>
+      <Value Profile="(Default)" />
     </Setting>
   </Settings>
 </SettingsFile>
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