diff --git a/js/003-data/gameVariableData.js b/js/003-data/gameVariableData.js
index 0a3cbb9e094c031bf45ea4aae64ee9a9640170ee..0e1fb4536e6462068465cc4c9fa4e892f827d232 100644
--- a/js/003-data/gameVariableData.js
+++ b/js/003-data/gameVariableData.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ App.Data.defaultGameStateVariables = {
 	FSNamePref: 0,
 	HGFormality: 1,
 	HGSeverity: 0,
+	HGPiercings: 1,
 	abbreviateSidebar: 1,
 	adamPrinciple: 0,
 	allowFamilyTitles: 0,