diff --git a/close-old-comments.php b/close-old-comments.php
index 272a8e90ac8777328ae09d0ebf64edbd5e6e2ff1..6f2ff23b6b45a24b8dc191568e506c101bfe5e9c 100644
--- a/close-old-comments.php
+++ b/close-old-comments.php
@@ -20,12 +20,10 @@ function override_close_comments_days_old($value, $option){
     $days_old = (int) $value;
     
     if ( ! $days_old ) {
-        $default_options = get_site_option('cets_blog_defaults_options');
-        $days_old = $default_options['close_comments_days_old'];
-        update_option('close_comments_days_old', $days_old);
+        $days_old = 15;
     }
     
-    return $days_old;    
+    return $days_old;   
 }
 add_filter( 'option_close_comments_days_old', override_close_comments_days_old, 10, 2);