diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 829c4df6..c1ebfe60 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     "builder-util-runtime": "^9.0.3",
     "cross-env": "7.0.3",
     "del": "3.0.0",
-    "electron": "31.1.0",
+    "electron": "31.2.0",
     "electron-builder": "^24.13.2",
     "electron-devtools-installer": "^3.2.0",
     "electron-icon-maker": "0.0.5",
diff --git a/spec/config.spec.ts b/spec/config.spec.ts
index 230f115e..70b957e1 100644
--- a/spec/config.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/config.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import { IConfig, IGlobalConfig } from '../src/app/config-handler';
+import {
+  ConfigFieldsDefaultValues,
+  IConfig,
+  IGlobalConfig,
+} from '../src/app/config-handler';
 
 jest.mock('electron-log');
 jest.mock('../src/app/auto-update-handler', () => {
@@ -88,6 +92,32 @@ describe('config', () => {
       expect(configField).toEqual({});
     });
 
+    it('should retrieve default values when field not present in either user or global config', () => {
+      const fieldMock: string[] = [
+        'isPodUrlEditable',
+        'forceAutoUpdate',
+        'enableBrowserLogin',
+        'browserLoginAutoConnect',
+        'latestAutoUpdateChannelEnabled',
+        'betaAutoUpdateChannelEnabled',
+      ];
+      const globalConfig: object = { url: 'test' };
+      const userConfig: object = { configVersion: '4.0.1' };
+
+      // creating temp file
+      writeConfigFile(globalConfig);
+      writeUserFile(userConfig);
+
+      // changing path from /Users/.../SymphonyElectron/config/Symphony.config to temp path
+      configInstance.globalConfigPath = globalConfigDir;
+      configInstance.userConfigPath = userConfigDir;
+      configInstance.readGlobalConfig();
+      configInstance.readUserConfig();
+
+      const configField: IConfig = configInstance.getConfigFields(fieldMock);
+      expect(configField).toEqual({ ...ConfigFieldsDefaultValues });
+    });
+
     it('should succeed when only present in user config', () => {
       const fieldMock: string[] = ['url'];
       const globalConfig: object = { url: 'something' };
diff --git a/src/app/config-handler.ts b/src/app/config-handler.ts
index 0fe9fbb1..5a366de1 100644
--- a/src/app/config-handler.ts
+++ b/src/app/config-handler.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ export enum CloudConfigDataTypes {
   DISABLED = 'DISABLED',
 }
 
+export const ConfigFieldsDefaultValues: Partial<IConfig> = {
+  isPodUrlEditable: true,
+  forceAutoUpdate: false,
+  enableBrowserLogin: false,
+  browserLoginAutoConnect: false,
+  latestAutoUpdateChannelEnabled: true,
+  betaAutoUpdateChannelEnabled: true,
+};
+
 export const ConfigFieldsToRestart = new Set([
   'permissions',
   'disableThrottling',
@@ -284,6 +293,7 @@ class Config {
    */
   public getConfigFields(fields: string[]): IConfig {
     const configFields: IConfig = {
+      ...this.getConfigfromDefaultFields(fields),
       ...this.getGlobalConfigFields(fields),
       ...this.getUserConfigFields(fields),
       ...this.getFilteredCloudConfigFields(fields),
@@ -313,6 +323,23 @@ class Config {
     return userConfigData;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns default value of specified fields
+   *
+   * @param fields {Array}
+   */
+  public getConfigfromDefaultFields(fields: string[]): IGlobalConfig {
+    const defaultConfigData = pick(
+      ConfigFieldsDefaultValues,
+      fields,
+    ) as IGlobalConfig;
+    logger.info(
+      `config-handler: getting default config values for the fields ${fields}`,
+      defaultConfigData,
+    );
+    return defaultConfigData;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the specified fields from global config file
    *