diff --git a/kcms/feedback/feedback.cpp b/kcms/feedback/feedback.cpp
index 8cbf0057c..92bc0caf8 100644
--- a/kcms/feedback/feedback.cpp
+++ b/kcms/feedback/feedback.cpp
@@ -1,78 +1,79 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2019 David Edmundson <davidedmundson@kde.org>
  * Copyright (C) 2019 Aleix Pol Gonzalez <aleixpol@kde.org>
  *
  *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  *  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  *  version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  *  Library General Public License for more details.
  *
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
  *  along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
  *  the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
  *  Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #include "feedback.h"
 
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KPluginFactory>
 #include <KAboutData>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
 #include <KUserFeedback/Provider>
 
 K_PLUGIN_CLASS_WITH_JSON(Feedback, "kcm_feedback.json");
 
 Feedback::Feedback(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args)
     : KQuickAddons::ConfigModule(parent)
     //UserFeedback.conf is used by KUserFeedback which uses QSettings and won't go through globals
     , m_globalConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("KDE/UserFeedback.conf"), KConfig::NoGlobals))
     , m_plasmaConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("PlasmaUserFeedback")))
 {
     Q_UNUSED(args)
     setAboutData(new KAboutData(QStringLiteral("kcm_feedback"),
                                        i18n("User Feedback"),
                                        QStringLiteral("1.0"), i18n("Configure user feedback settings"), KAboutLicense::LGPL));
 
     connect(this, &Feedback::feedbackEnabledChanged, this, [this](){
         setNeedsSave(true);
     });
     connect(this, &Feedback::plasmaFeedbackLevelChanged, this, [this](){
         setNeedsSave(true);
     });
 }
 
 Feedback::~Feedback() = default;
 
 void Feedback::load()
 {
-    KUserFeedback::Provider p;
+    setFeedbackEnabled(m_globalConfig->group("UserFeedback").readEntry("Enabled", false));
 
-    setFeedbackEnabled(m_globalConfig->group("UserFeedback").readEntry("Enabled", p.isEnabled()));
-    setPlasmaFeedbackLevel(m_plasmaConfig->group("Global").readEntry("FeedbackLevel", int(KUserFeedback::Provider::BasicUsageStatistics)));
+    // See 412913. global killswitch is off by default, therefore globally we're enabled by default :/
+    // default to Plama off by default until that situation is resolved to be double sure no user accidentally sends anything
+    setPlasmaFeedbackLevel(m_plasmaConfig->group("Global").readEntry("FeedbackLevel", int(KUserFeedback::Provider::NoTelemetry)));
     setNeedsSave(false);
 }
 
 void Feedback::save()
 {
     m_globalConfig->group("UserFeedback").writeEntry("Enabled", m_feedbackEnabled);
     m_globalConfig->sync();
 
     m_plasmaConfig->group("Global").writeEntry("FeedbackLevel", m_plasmaFeedbackLevel);
     m_plasmaConfig->sync();
 }
 
 void Feedback::defaults()
 {
     setFeedbackEnabled(false);
     setPlasmaFeedbackLevel(KUserFeedback::Provider::BasicUsageStatistics);
 }
 
 #include "feedback.moc"