diff --git a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
index 79b5c1deb..78af492a4 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_COL(ClHookCollColorNoColl, cl_hook_coll_color_no_coll, 65407, CFGFL
 MACRO_CONFIG_COL(ClHookCollColorHookableColl, cl_hook_coll_color_hookable_coll, 6401973, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Specifies the color of a hookline that hits hookable tiles.")
 MACRO_CONFIG_COL(ClHookCollColorTeeColl, cl_hook_coll_color_tee_coll, 2817919, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Specifies the color of a hookline that hits tees.")
 
-MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClChatTeamColors, cl_chat_teamcolors, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Show names in chat in team colors")
+MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClChatTeamColors, cl_chat_teamcolors, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Show names in chat in team colors")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClChatReset, cl_chat_reset, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Reset chat when pressing escape")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClChatOld, cl_chat_old, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Old chat style: No tee, no background")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClChatFontSize, cl_chat_size, 60, 10, 100, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Chat font size")
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/infomessages.cpp b/src/game/client/components/infomessages.cpp
index 4abaa5c33..37f3f357a 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/infomessages.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/infomessages.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ void CInfoMessages::OnRaceFinishMessage(const CNetMsg_Sv_RaceFinish *pMsg)
 void CInfoMessages::RenderKillMsg(const CInfoMsg &InfoMsg, float x, float y)
 {
 	ColorRGBA TextColor;
-	if(g_Config.m_ClChatTeamColors && InfoMsg.m_VictimDDTeam)
+	if(InfoMsg.m_VictimDDTeam)
 		TextColor = m_pClient->GetDDTeamColor(InfoMsg.m_VictimDDTeam, 0.75f);
 	else
 		TextColor = TextRender()->DefaultTextColor();
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ void CInfoMessages::RenderFinishMsg(const CInfoMsg &InfoMsg, float x, float y)
 	{
 		x -= TextRender()->GetBoundingBoxTextContainer(InfoMsg.m_VictimTextContainerIndex).m_W;
 		ColorRGBA TextColor;
-		if(g_Config.m_ClChatTeamColors && InfoMsg.m_VictimDDTeam)
+		if(InfoMsg.m_VictimDDTeam)
 			TextColor = m_pClient->GetDDTeamColor(InfoMsg.m_VictimDDTeam, 0.75f);
 		else
 			TextColor = TextRender()->DefaultTextColor();