diff --git a/lang/en/auth_outage.php b/lang/en/auth_outage.php
index 470c44e..64257dc 100644
--- a/lang/en/auth_outage.php
+++ b/lang/en/auth_outage.php
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ $string['allowedipsnoconfig'] = 'Your config.php does not have the extra setup t
 $string['auth_outagedescription'] = 'Auxiliary plugin that warns users about a future outage and prevents them from logging in once the outage starts.';
 $string['autostart'] = 'Auto start maintenance mode.';
 $string['autostart_help'] = 'If selected, when the outage starts it will automatically turn on Moodle maintenance mode.';
+$string['autostartoff'] = 'Default off';
+$string['autostarton'] = 'Default on';
 $string['builtinallowediplist'] = 'Builtin Allowed IP List';
 $string['builtinallowediplist_desc'] = 'A second allowed IP list which makes it easier to have some IPs forced in config.php and others editable in the UI';
 $string['clicreateexamples'] = "Create an outage starting in 10 seconds\n\n> php create.php -s=10";
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ $string['defaultwarningdurationdescription'] = 'Default warning time (in minutes
 $string['description'] = 'Public Description';
 $string['description_help'] = 'A full description of the outage, publicly visible by all users.';
 $string['finish'] = 'Finish';
+$string['forceoff'] = 'Force off';
 $string['info15secondsbefore'] = '15 seconds before';
 $string['infoendofoutage'] = 'end of outage';
 $string['infofrom'] = 'From:';
diff --git a/settings.php b/settings.php
index 870dba6..c905def 100644
--- a/settings.php
+++ b/settings.php
@@ -43,11 +43,16 @@ if ($hassiteconfig) {
         get_string('settingssectiondefaultsdescription', 'auth_outage') . $description
     ));
 
-    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox(
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configselect(
         'auth_outage/default_autostart',
         get_string('defaultoutageautostart', 'auth_outage'),
         get_string('defaultoutageautostartdescription', 'auth_outage'),
-        $defaults['default_autostart']
+        'off',
+        [
+            '0' => get_string('autostartoff', 'auth_outage'),
+            '1' => get_string('autostarton', 'auth_outage'),
+            '2' => get_string('forceoff', 'auth_outage'),
+        ]
     ));
 
     $settings->add(new admin_setting_configduration(
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 77c93f1..4a35fd7 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 $plugin->component = "auth_outage";
 $plugin->version = 2024081900;                  // The current plugin version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
 $plugin->release = 2024081900;                  // Human-readable release information.
+$plugin->version = 2024081900;                  // The current plugin version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
+$plugin->release = 2024081900;                  // Human-readable release information.
 $plugin->requires = 2017111309;                 // 2017111309 = T13, but this really requires 3.9 and higher.
 $plugin->maturity = MATURITY_STABLE;            // Suitable for PRODUCTION environments!
 $plugin->supported = [39, 405];                 // A range of branch numbers of supported moodle versions.