diff --git a/electrum b/electrum
index c245a2a36..16f942650 100755
--- a/electrum
+++ b/electrum
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     # config is an object passed to the various constructors (wallet, interface, gui)
     if is_android:
-        config_options = {'wallet_path':"/sdcard/electrum.dat", 'portable':True, 'verbose':True, 'gui':'android'}
+        config_options = {'wallet_path':"/sdcard/electrum.dat", 'portable':True, 'verbose':True, 'gui':'android', 'auto_cycle':True}
     else:
         config_options = eval(str(options))
         for k, v in config_options.items():