diff --git a/src/settings/settings.ts b/src/settings/settings.ts
index 1ad935d..bb7ae29 100644
--- a/src/settings/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/settings.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: GitHubSyncSettings = {
   syncInterval: 1,
   syncOnStartup: false,
   syncConfigDir: true,
-  conflictHandling: "ask",
+  conflictHandling: "overwrite",
   showStatusBarItem: true,
   showSyncRibbonButton: true,
   enableLogging: true,
diff --git a/src/settings/tab.ts b/src/settings/tab.ts
index 7a61b20..031619e 100644
--- a/src/settings/tab.ts
+++ b/src/settings/tab.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ export default class GitHubSyncSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
             this.plugin.settings.conflictHandling = value;
             await this.plugin.saveSettings();
           });
-      });
+      })
+      .setDisabled(true);
 
     containerEl.createEl("h2", { text: "Interface" });