diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Models/SConfig.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Models/SConfig.cs
index 56ab623c..d27c6311 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Models/SConfig.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Models/SConfig.cs
@@ -96,19 +96,19 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Models
         /// <param name="logNetworkTraffic">Whether SMAPI should log network traffic.</param>
         /// <param name="consoleColors">The colors to use for text written to the SMAPI console.</param>
         /// <param name="suppressUpdateChecks">The mod IDs SMAPI should ignore when performing update checks or validating update keys.</param>
-        public SConfig(bool developerMode, bool checkForUpdates, bool? paranoidWarnings, bool? useBetaChannel, string gitHubProjectName, string webApiBaseUrl, bool verboseLogging, bool? rewriteMods, bool? usePintail, bool? useCaseInsensitivePaths, bool logNetworkTraffic, ColorSchemeConfig consoleColors, string[]? suppressUpdateChecks)
+        public SConfig(bool developerMode, bool? checkForUpdates, bool? paranoidWarnings, bool? useBetaChannel, string gitHubProjectName, string webApiBaseUrl, bool? verboseLogging, bool? rewriteMods, bool? usePintail, bool? useCaseInsensitivePaths, bool? logNetworkTraffic, ColorSchemeConfig consoleColors, string[]? suppressUpdateChecks)
         {
             this.DeveloperMode = developerMode;
-            this.CheckForUpdates = checkForUpdates;
-            this.ParanoidWarnings = paranoidWarnings ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(SConfig.ParanoidWarnings)];
-            this.UseBetaChannel = useBetaChannel ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(SConfig.UseBetaChannel)];
+            this.CheckForUpdates = checkForUpdates ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(this.CheckForUpdates)];
+            this.ParanoidWarnings = paranoidWarnings ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(this.ParanoidWarnings)];
+            this.UseBetaChannel = useBetaChannel ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(this.UseBetaChannel)];
             this.GitHubProjectName = gitHubProjectName;
             this.WebApiBaseUrl = webApiBaseUrl;
-            this.VerboseLogging = verboseLogging;
-            this.RewriteMods = rewriteMods ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(SConfig.RewriteMods)];
-            this.UsePintail = usePintail ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(SConfig.UsePintail)];
-            this.UseCaseInsensitivePaths = useCaseInsensitivePaths ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(SConfig.UseCaseInsensitivePaths)];
-            this.LogNetworkTraffic = logNetworkTraffic;
+            this.VerboseLogging = verboseLogging ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(this.VerboseLogging)];
+            this.RewriteMods = rewriteMods ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(this.RewriteMods)];
+            this.UsePintail = usePintail ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(this.UsePintail)];
+            this.UseCaseInsensitivePaths = useCaseInsensitivePaths ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(this.UseCaseInsensitivePaths)];
+            this.LogNetworkTraffic = logNetworkTraffic ?? (bool)SConfig.DefaultValues[nameof(this.LogNetworkTraffic)];
             this.ConsoleColors = consoleColors;
             this.SuppressUpdateChecks = suppressUpdateChecks ?? Array.Empty<string>();
         }
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/SMAPI.config.json b/src/SMAPI/SMAPI.config.json
index 31513438..8324f45b 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/SMAPI.config.json
+++ b/src/SMAPI/SMAPI.config.json
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ copy all the settings, or you may cause bugs due to overridden changes in future
     "RewriteMods": true,
 
     /**
-     * Whether to make SMAPI file APIs case-insensitive, even on Linux.
+     * Whether to make SMAPI file APIs case-insensitive (even if the filesystem is case-sensitive).
      *
-     * When this is commented out, it'll be true on Android or Linux, and false otherwise.
+     * If null, it's only enabled on Android and Linux.
      */
     "UseCaseInsensitivePaths": null,
 
@@ -58,17 +58,16 @@ copy all the settings, or you may cause bugs due to overridden changes in future
      * part of their normal functionality, so these warnings are meaningless without further
      * investigation.
      *
-     * When this is commented out, it'll be true for local debug builds and false otherwise.
+     * If null, it's only enabled for local debug builds.
      */
-    //"ParanoidWarnings": true,
+    "ParanoidWarnings": null,
 
     /**
      * Whether SMAPI should show newer beta versions as an available update.
      *
-     * When this is commented out, it'll be true if the current SMAPI version is beta, and false
-     * otherwise.
+     * If null, it's only enabled if the current SMAPI version is beta.
      */
-    //"UseBetaChannel": true,
+    "UseBetaChannel": null,
 
     /**
      * SMAPI's GitHub project name, used to perform update checks.