diff --git a/apps/files_encryption/settings-admin.php b/apps/files_encryption/settings-admin.php
index 5367605898262f3d66b0e83a5aa9c06859fa8182..9ad9bfb88770a2fe00953bbaf27fdf5bf9223aeb 100644
--- a/apps/files_encryption/settings-admin.php
+++ b/apps/files_encryption/settings-admin.php
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
 $tmpl = new OCP\Template('files_encryption', 'settings-admin');
 
 // Check if an adminRecovery account is enabled for recovering files after lost pwd
-$view = new OC_FilesystemView('');
-
-$recoveryAdminEnabled = OC_Appconfig::getValue('files_encryption', 'recoveryAdminEnabled');
+$recoveryAdminEnabled = OC_Appconfig::getValue('files_encryption', 'recoveryAdminEnabled', '0');
 
 $tmpl->assign('recoveryEnabled', $recoveryAdminEnabled);