diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Pull.cs b/src/ViewModels/Pull.cs
index fab1afb3..881b779a 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Pull.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Pull.cs
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels {
         public bool UseRebase {
             get;
             set;
-        }
+        } = true;
 
         public bool AutoStash {
             get;
             set;
-        }
+        } = true;
 
         public Pull(Repository repo, Models.Branch specifiedRemoteBranch) {
             _repo = repo;