diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index a53b1125c..e1368053c 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ registerChannelValue(supybot.reply, 'withNotice',
 
 # XXX: User value.
 registerGlobalValue(supybot.reply, 'withNoticeWhenPrivate',
-    registry.Boolean(False, _("""Determines whether the bot will reply with a
+    registry.Boolean(True, _("""Determines whether the bot will reply with a
     notice when it is sending a private message, in order not to open a /query
     window in clients.  This can be overridden by individual users via the user
     configuration variable reply.withNoticeWhenPrivate.""")))
diff --git a/test/test_callbacks.py b/test/test_callbacks.py
index 8f11723e4..ad0cee3aa 100644
--- a/test/test_callbacks.py
+++ b/test/test_callbacks.py
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ class FunctionsTestCase(SupyTestCase):
         prefix = 'foo!bar@baz'
         channelMsg = ircmsgs.privmsg('#foo', 'bar baz', prefix=prefix)
         nonChannelMsg = ircmsgs.privmsg('supybot', 'bar baz', prefix=prefix)
-        self.assertEqual(ircmsgs.privmsg(nonChannelMsg.nick, 'foo'),
+        self.assertEqual(ircmsgs.notice(nonChannelMsg.nick, 'foo'),
                          callbacks.reply(channelMsg, 'foo', private=True))
-        self.assertEqual(ircmsgs.privmsg(nonChannelMsg.nick, 'foo'),
+        self.assertEqual(ircmsgs.notice(nonChannelMsg.nick, 'foo'),
                          callbacks.reply(nonChannelMsg, 'foo'))
         self.assertEqual(ircmsgs.privmsg(channelMsg.args[0],
                                          '%s: foo' % channelMsg.nick),
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class FunctionsTestCase(SupyTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(callbacks.reply(msg, 'blah', to='blah'),
                          ircmsgs.privmsg('#foo', 'blah: blah'))
         self.assertEqual(callbacks.reply(msg, 'blah', to='blah', private=True),
-                         ircmsgs.privmsg('blah', 'blah'))
+                         ircmsgs.notice('blah', 'blah'))
 
     def testTokenize(self):
         self.assertEqual(callbacks.tokenize(''), [])