diff --git a/admin/admin_batchmanager.php b/admin/admin_batchmanager.php
index e24e5eb..af4093d 100644
--- a/admin/admin_batchmanager.php
+++ b/admin/admin_batchmanager.php
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ function vjs_element_set_global_action($action, $collection)
 	    'simulate'          => false,
 	    'batch_manager'     => true,
 	);
+	// Merge default value with user configuration
 	$sync_options = array_merge(unserialize($conf['vjs_sync']), $sync_options_form);
 
 	// Do the work, share with batch manager
diff --git a/admin/admin_photo.php b/admin/admin_photo.php
index 9b8548c..3be0e78 100644
--- a/admin/admin_photo.php
+++ b/admin/admin_photo.php
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@
     'cat_id'            => 0,
     'subcats_included'  => true,
 );
-// Override default value from configuration
+// Merge default value with user configuration
 if (isset($conf['vjs_sync']))
 {
-    $sync_options = unserialize($conf['vjs_sync']);
+    $sync_options = array_merge(unserialize($conf['vjs_sync']), $sync_options);
 }
 // Do the Check dependencies, MediaInfo & FFMPEG, share with batch manager & photo edit & admin sync
 require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/../include/function_dependencies.php');
diff --git a/admin/admin_sync.php b/admin/admin_sync.php
index 91fcc68..3b08373 100644
--- a/admin/admin_sync.php
+++ b/admin/admin_sync.php
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@
     'subcats_included'  => true,
 );
 
-// Override default value from configuration
+// Merge default value with user configuration
 if (isset($conf['vjs_sync']))
 {
-    $sync_options = unserialize($conf['vjs_sync']);
+    $sync_options = array_merge(unserialize($conf['vjs_sync']), $sync_options);
 }
 
 if(isset($_POST['mediainfo']) && isset($_POST['ffmpeg'])) {
     // Override default value from the form
-    $sync_options = array(
+    $sync_options_form = array(
 	'mediainfo'         => $_POST['mediainfo'],
 	'ffmpeg'            => $_POST['ffmpeg'],
 	'exiftool'          => $_POST['exiftool'],
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
         'subcats_included'  => isset($_POST['subcats_included']),
     );
 
+    // Merge default value with user configuration
+    $sync_options = array_merge(unserialize($conf['vjs_sync']), $sync_options_form);
     // Update config to DB
     conf_update_param('vjs_sync', serialize($sync_options));
 }