diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Sound/SoundModuleNonShared.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Sound/SoundModuleNonShared.cs
index ac7f7b4999..68bd413271 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Sound/SoundModuleNonShared.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Sound/SoundModuleNonShared.cs
@@ -58,10 +58,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Sound
             IConfig config = configSource.Configs["Sounds"];
 
             if (config == null)
-                return;
-
-            Enabled = config.GetString("Module", "SoundModuleNonShared") == "SoundModuleNonShared";
-            MaxDistance = config.GetFloat("MaxDistance", 100.0f);
+            {
+                Enabled = true;
+                MaxDistance = 100.0f;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Enabled = config.GetString("Module", "SoundModuleNonShared") == "SoundModuleNonShared";
+                MaxDistance = config.GetFloat("MaxDistance", 100.0f);
+            }
         }
 
         public void AddRegion(Scene scene) { }
diff --git a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
index dffc0ac565..afb6fedd7c 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
+++ b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
@@ -1687,5 +1687,13 @@ Enabled = False
 	;; default is module is disabled at the top level
 	AutoBackupModuleEnabled = false
 
+[Sounds]
+	;; {Module} {} {Implementation of ISoundModule to use.} {SoundModuleNonShared}
+	;; Currently only INonSharedRegionModule module is implemented.
+	Module = SoundModuleNonShared
+
+	;; {MaxDistance} {} {Cut-off distance at which sounds will not be sent to users} {100.0}
+	MaxDistance = 100.0
+
 [Modules]
     Include-modules = "addon-modules/*/config/*.ini"