diff --git a/lib/Settings/Admin.php b/lib/Settings/Admin.php
index f7cc9045b..14107fe7e 100644
--- a/lib/Settings/Admin.php
+++ b/lib/Settings/Admin.php
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ public function getForm() {
 
 			$activityGroups[$groupIdentifier]['activities'][$identifier] = [
 				'desc' => $setting->getName(),
-				IExtension::METHOD_MAIL => $this->userSettings->getConfigSetting('email', $identifier),
-				IExtension::METHOD_NOTIFICATION => $this->userSettings->getConfigSetting('notification', $identifier),
+				IExtension::METHOD_MAIL => $this->userSettings->getAdminSetting('email', $identifier),
+				IExtension::METHOD_NOTIFICATION => $this->userSettings->getAdminSetting('notification', $identifier),
 				'methods' => $methods,
 			];
 		}
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public function getForm() {
 		}
 
 		$settingBatchTime = UserSettings::EMAIL_SEND_HOURLY;
-		$currentSetting = (int) $this->userSettings->getConfigSetting('setting', 'batchtime');
+		$currentSetting = (int) $this->userSettings->getAdminSetting('setting', 'batchtime');
 		if ($currentSetting === 3600 * 24 * 7) {
 			$settingBatchTime = UserSettings::EMAIL_SEND_WEEKLY;
 		} elseif ($currentSetting === 3600 * 24) {
diff --git a/lib/UserSettings.php b/lib/UserSettings.php
index 3ba6cfbb6..2928e0d8e 100644
--- a/lib/UserSettings.php
+++ b/lib/UserSettings.php
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ public function __construct(IManager $manager, IConfig $config) {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get a setting for a user
+	 * Get the user setting
+	 * Falling back to the admin default if not set for the user
 	 *
 	 * Falls back to some good default values if the user does not have a preference
 	 *
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ public function getUserSetting($user, $method, $type) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$defaultSetting = $this->getDefaultFromSetting($method, $type);
+		$defaultSetting = $this->getAdminSetting($method, $type);
 		if (!$this->canModifySetting($method, $type)) {
 			return $defaultSetting;
 		}
@@ -93,12 +94,15 @@ public function getUserSetting($user, $method, $type) {
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Get the admin configured default for the setting
+	 * Falling back to the implementation default if not set by the admin
+	 *
 	 * @param string $method
 	 * @param string $type
 	 * @return bool|int
 	 */
-	public function getConfigSetting($method, $type) {
-		$defaultSetting = $this->getDefaultFromSetting($method, $type);
+	public function getAdminSetting($method, $type) {
+		$defaultSetting = $this->getDefaultSetting($method, $type);
 		if (is_bool($defaultSetting)) {
 			return (bool) $this->config->getAppValue(
 				'activity',
@@ -115,13 +119,13 @@ public function getConfigSetting($method, $type) {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get a good default setting for a preference
+	 * Get default setting for a preference from the implementation
 	 *
 	 * @param string $method Should be one of 'stream', 'email' or 'setting'
 	 * @param string $type One of the activity types, 'batchtime', 'self' or 'selfemail'
 	 * @return bool|int
 	 */
-	protected function getDefaultFromSetting($method, $type) {
+	protected function getDefaultSetting($method, $type) {
 		if ($method === 'setting') {
 			if ($type === 'batchtime') {
 				return 3600;
@@ -236,12 +240,12 @@ public function filterUsersBySetting($users, $method, $type) {
 
 		// If the setting is enabled by default,
 		// we add all users that didn't set the preference yet.
-		if ($this->getDefaultFromSetting($method, $type)) {
+		if ($this->getDefaultSetting($method, $type)) {
 			foreach ($users as $user) {
 				if ($method === 'notification') {
 					$filteredUsers[$user] = true;
 				} else {
-					$filteredUsers[$user] = $this->getDefaultFromSetting('setting', 'batchtime');
+					$filteredUsers[$user] = $this->getDefaultSetting('setting', 'batchtime');
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/templates/settings/admin.php b/templates/settings/admin.php
index 4829cd378..c69e6670f 100644
--- a/templates/settings/admin.php
+++ b/templates/settings/admin.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 	<h2><?php p($l->t('Default settings')); ?></h2>
 
 	<p class="settings-hint">
-		<?php p($l->t('Configure the default notification settings for new users.')); ?>
+		<?php p($l->t('Configure the default notification settings.')); ?>
 	</p>
 
 	<?php print_unescaped($this->inc('settings/form')); ?>
diff --git a/tests/UserSettingsTest.php b/tests/UserSettingsTest.php
index 5d4c5c748..37f8dc9db 100644
--- a/tests/UserSettingsTest.php
+++ b/tests/UserSettingsTest.php
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ public function testGetDefaultSetting(string $method, string $type, $expected):
 					->willReturn($s);
 			}
 		}
-		$this->assertEquals($expected, self::invokePrivate($this->userSettings, 'getDefaultFromSetting', [$method, $type]));
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, self::invokePrivate($this->userSettings, 'getDefaultSetting', [$method, $type]));
 	}
 }