diff --git a/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/ShopChest.java b/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/ShopChest.java
index 0f958f5..51c028d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/ShopChest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/ShopChest.java
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ public class ShopChest extends JavaPlugin {
 
     @Override
     public void onLoad() {
+        instance = this;
+
         config = new Config(this);
 
         if (config.enable_debug_log) {
@@ -99,8 +101,6 @@ public class ShopChest extends JavaPlugin {
 
     @Override
     public void onEnable() {
-        instance = this;
-
         debug("Enabling ShopChest version " + getDescription().getVersion());
 
         if (!getServer().getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("Vault")) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/config/Config.java b/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/config/Config.java
index f0898a8..df1ba71 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/config/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/config/Config.java
@@ -20,9 +20,16 @@ public class Config {
 
     private LanguageConfiguration langConfig;
 
-    /**
-     * The hostname used in ShopChest's MySQL database
-     **/
+    /** The default value for the custom WorldGuard flag 'create-shop' **/
+    public boolean wg_allow_create_shop_default;
+
+    /** The default value for the custom WorldGuard flag 'use-admin-shop' **/
+    public boolean wg_allow_use_admin_shop_default;
+
+    /** The default value for the custom WorldGuard flag 'use-shop' **/
+    public boolean wg_allow_use_shop_default;
+
+    /** The hostname used in ShopChest's MySQL database **/
     public String database_mysql_host;
 
     /** The port used for ShopChest's MySQL database **/
@@ -277,6 +284,9 @@ public class Config {
      * Reload the configuration values from config.yml
      */
     public void reload(boolean firstLoad, boolean langReload, boolean showMessages) {
+        wg_allow_create_shop_default = plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("worldguard-default-flag-values.create-shop");
+        wg_allow_use_admin_shop_default = plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("worldguard-default-flag-values.use-admin-shop");
+        wg_allow_use_shop_default = plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("worldguard-default-flag-values.use-shop");
         database_mysql_ping_interval = plugin.getConfig().getInt("database.mysql.ping-interval");
         database_mysql_host = plugin.getConfig().getString("database.mysql.hostname");
         database_mysql_port = plugin.getConfig().getInt("database.mysql.port");
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/worldguard/ShopFlag.java b/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/worldguard/ShopFlag.java
index 3bbfdd5..d646dde 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/worldguard/ShopFlag.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/epiceric/shopchest/worldguard/ShopFlag.java
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ public class ShopFlag {
     public static final StateFlag USE_ADMIN_SHOP;
 
     static {
-        CREATE_SHOP = new StateFlag("create-shop", false);
-        USE_SHOP = new StateFlag("use-shop", false);
-        USE_ADMIN_SHOP = new StateFlag("use-admin-shop", false);
+        CREATE_SHOP = new StateFlag("create-shop", ShopChest.getInstance().getShopChestConfig().wg_allow_create_shop_default);
+        USE_SHOP = new StateFlag("use-shop", ShopChest.getInstance().getShopChestConfig().wg_allow_use_shop_default);
+        USE_ADMIN_SHOP = new StateFlag("use-admin-shop", ShopChest.getInstance().getShopChestConfig().wg_allow_use_admin_shop_default);
 
         customFlagList = new Flag[] {CREATE_SHOP, USE_SHOP, USE_ADMIN_SHOP};
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 9274481..4625c02 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -128,6 +128,19 @@ blacklist: []
 #  - "STONE:1"
 #  - "DIAMOND_BLOCK"
 
+# Set whether the custom WorldGuard flags should be allowed by default
+# (true = Allowed by default, false = Denied by default)
+# This can, of course, be overridden in specific regions and is only
+# enabled if WorldGuard is installed and WorldGuard integration is enabled
+worldguard-default-flag-values:
+
+  create-shop: false
+  use-shop: false
+  use-admin-shop: false
+
+# Configuration of the database, where everything is stored.
+# Shops are found in the table 'shop_list', and logged economy
+# transactions are found in the table 'shop_log'
 database:
 
   # Select the type of database which should be used