diff --git a/src/preferences/preferences.h b/src/preferences/preferences.h
index 87bc03e9e..5d4b194b6 100755
--- a/src/preferences/preferences.h
+++ b/src/preferences/preferences.h
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   uint diskCacheSize() const {
-    return value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/Downloads/DiskWriteCacheSize"), 0).toUInt();
+    return value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/Downloads/DiskWriteCacheSize"), 16).toUInt();
   }
 
   void setDiskCacheSize(uint size) {
diff --git a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
index 949a2614f..9eac9eaa8 100755
--- a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
+++ b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
@@ -402,8 +402,7 @@ void QBtSession::configureSession() {
   sessionSettings.announce_to_all_trackers = announce_to_all;
   sessionSettings.announce_to_all_tiers = announce_to_all;
   sessionSettings.auto_scrape_min_interval = 900; // 15 minutes
-  int cache_size = pref.diskCacheSize();
-  sessionSettings.cache_size = cache_size ? pref.diskCacheSize() * 64 : -1;
+  sessionSettings.cache_size = pref.diskCacheSize() ? pref.diskCacheSize() * 64 : -1;
   qDebug() << "Using a disk cache size of" << pref.diskCacheSize() << "MiB";
   // Disable OS cache to avoid memory problems (uTorrent behavior)
 #ifdef Q_WS_WIN