diff --git a/clients/aurorae/src/themeconfig.cpp b/clients/aurorae/src/themeconfig.cpp
index 8632d4b238..53674cbda2 100644
--- a/clients/aurorae/src/themeconfig.cpp
+++ b/clients/aurorae/src/themeconfig.cpp
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ void ThemeConfig::load(KConfig *conf)
     m_titleEdgeBottom = border.readEntry("TitleEdgeBottom", 5);
     m_titleEdgeLeft = border.readEntry("TitleEdgeLeft", 5);
     m_titleEdgeRight = border.readEntry("TitleEdgeRight", 5);
-    m_titleEdgeTopMaximized = border.readEntry("TitleEdgeTopMaximized", m_titleEdgeTop);
-    m_titleEdgeBottomMaximized = border.readEntry("TitleEdgeBottomMaximized", m_titleEdgeBottom);
-    m_titleEdgeLeftMaximized = border.readEntry("TitleEdgeLeftMaximized", m_titleEdgeLeft);
-    m_titleEdgeRightMaximized = border.readEntry("TitleEdgeRightMaximized", m_titleEdgeRight);
+    m_titleEdgeTopMaximized = border.readEntry("TitleEdgeTopMaximized", 0);
+    m_titleEdgeBottomMaximized = border.readEntry("TitleEdgeBottomMaximized", 0);
+    m_titleEdgeLeftMaximized = border.readEntry("TitleEdgeLeftMaximized", 0);
+    m_titleEdgeRightMaximized = border.readEntry("TitleEdgeRightMaximized", 0);
     m_titleBorderLeft = border.readEntry("TitleBorderLeft", 5);
     m_titleBorderRight = border.readEntry("TitleBorderRight", 5);
     m_titleHeight = border.readEntry("TitleHeight", 20);
diff --git a/clients/aurorae/theme-description b/clients/aurorae/theme-description
index 474dbecdbb..8a97819f2d 100644
--- a/clients/aurorae/theme-description
+++ b/clients/aurorae/theme-description
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ TitleEdgeTop=5
 TitleEdgeBottom=5
 TitleEdgeLeft=5
 TitleEdgeRight=5
-TitleEdgeTopMaximized=?         # optional - default depends on TitleEdgeTop
-TitleEdgeBottomMaximized=?      # optional - default depends on TitleEdgeBottom
-TitleEdgeLeftMaximized=?        # optional - default depends on TitleEdgeLeft
-TitleEdgeRightMaximized=?       # optional - default depends on TitleEdgeRight
+TitleEdgeTopMaximized=0
+TitleEdgeBottomMaximized=0
+TitleEdgeLeftMaximized=0
+TitleEdgeRightMaximized=0
 TitleBorderLeft=5
 TitleBorderRight=5
 TitleHeight=20