diff --git a/apps/kbmulti/lib.js b/apps/kbmulti/lib.js
index 519860b51..505132040 100644
--- a/apps/kbmulti/lib.js
+++ b/apps/kbmulti/lib.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ exports.input = function(options) {
   if (settings.firstLaunch===undefined) { settings.firstLaunch = true; }
   if (settings.charTimeout===undefined) { settings.charTimeout = 500; }
   if (settings.showHelpBtn===undefined) { settings.showHelpBtn = true; }
+  if (settings.autoLowercase===undefined) { settings.autoLowercase = true; }
 
   var fontSize = "6x15";
   var Layout = require("Layout");
diff --git a/apps/kbmulti/settings.js b/apps/kbmulti/settings.js
index 0a70bab23..08dbb1925 100644
--- a/apps/kbmulti/settings.js
+++ b/apps/kbmulti/settings.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
       var settings = require('Storage').readJSON("kbmulti.settings.json", true) || {};
       if (settings.showHelpBtn===undefined) { settings.showHelpBtn = true; }
       if (settings.charTimeout===undefined) { settings.charTimeout = 500; }
+      if (settings.autoLowercase===undefined) { settings.autoLowercase = true; }
       return settings;
     }