diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
index 1234cdc3bd..84a6ea86c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
@@ -3010,7 +3010,7 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
 
         this.date = prefs.getBoolean("date", true);
         this.threading = prefs.getBoolean("threading", true);
-        this.name_email = prefs.getBoolean("name_email", !compact);
+        this.name_email = prefs.getBoolean("name_email", false);
         this.subject_top = prefs.getBoolean("subject_top", false);
         this.subject_italic = prefs.getBoolean("subject_italic", true);
         this.flags = prefs.getBoolean("flags", true);
@@ -3064,9 +3064,7 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
 
     void setCompact(boolean compact) {
         if (this.compact != compact) {
-            SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
             this.compact = compact;
-            this.name_email = prefs.getBoolean("name_email", !compact);
             notifyDataSetChanged();
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
index b1c20c906c..44458193dc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
@@ -359,8 +359,6 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
     private void setOptions() {
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getContext());
 
-        boolean compact = prefs.getBoolean("compact", false);
-
         String startup = prefs.getString("startup", "unified");
         String[] startupValues = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.startupValues);
         for (int pos = 0; pos < startupValues.length; pos++)
@@ -378,7 +376,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
         swIdenticons.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("identicons", false));
         swIdenticons.setEnabled(swGeneratedIcons.isChecked());
         swCircular.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("circular", true));
-        swNameEmail.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("name_email", !compact));
+        swNameEmail.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("name_email", false));
         swSubjectTop.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("subject_top", false));
         swSubjectItalic.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("subject_italic", true));
         swFlags.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("flags", true));