diff --git a/modules/presence/notify.c b/modules/presence/notify.c
index d9a51ef2e90..331dea1871c 100644
--- a/modules/presence/notify.c
+++ b/modules/presence/notify.c
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ str* get_p_notify_body(str pres_uri, pres_ev_t* event, str* etag,
 	query_ops[n_query_cols] = OP_EQ;
 	n_query_cols++;
 
-	if (pres_fix_startup) {
+	if (pres_startup_mode==1) {
 		query_cols[n_query_cols] = &str_expires_col;
 		query_vals[n_query_cols].type = DB1_INT;
 		query_vals[n_query_cols].nul = 0;
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ str* get_p_notify_body(str pres_uri, pres_ev_t* event, str* etag,
 	} else {
 		query_str = str_received_time_col;
 	}
-	if (pres_fix_startup) {
+	if (pres_startup_mode==1) {
 		if (pa_dbf.query (pa_db, query_cols, query_ops, query_vals,
 			 result_cols, n_query_cols, n_result_cols, &query_str ,  &result) < 0)
 		{
diff --git a/modules/presence/presence.c b/modules/presence/presence.c
index bd46219a2e2..f91608c1943 100644
--- a/modules/presence/presence.c
+++ b/modules/presence/presence.c
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@ int pres_waitn_time = 5;
 int pres_notifier_poll_rate = 10;
 int pres_notifier_processes = 1;
 int pres_force_delete = 0;
-int startup_mode = 1; // enable by default
-int pres_fix_startup = 0;
+int pres_startup_mode = 1;
 str pres_xavp_cfg = {0};
 int pres_retrieve_order = 0;
 str pres_retrieve_order_by = str_init("priority");
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ static param_export_t params[]={
 	{ "notifier_poll_rate",     INT_PARAM, &pres_notifier_poll_rate },
 	{ "notifier_processes",     INT_PARAM, &pres_notifier_processes },
 	{ "force_delete",           INT_PARAM, &pres_force_delete },
-	{ "startup_mode",           INT_PARAM, &startup_mode },
+	{ "startup_mode",           INT_PARAM, &pres_startup_mode },
 	{ "to_tag_pref",            PARAM_STRING, &to_tag_pref },
 	{ "expires_offset",         INT_PARAM, &expires_offset },
 	{ "max_expires",            INT_PARAM, &max_expires },
@@ -446,10 +445,6 @@ static int mod_init(void)
 	if (pres_force_delete > 0)
 		pres_force_delete = 1;
 
-	if (startup_mode > 0) {
-		pres_fix_startup = 1;  // startup_mode fixes presence on startup (commit: 1dceaa24ded727aba5870f28fb63e26ed98464f3)
-	}
-
 	if (pres_log_facility_str) {
 		int tmp = str2facility(pres_log_facility_str);
 
diff --git a/modules/presence/presence.h b/modules/presence/presence.h
index 92cc6b379a1..ba4d65a97bf 100644
--- a/modules/presence/presence.h
+++ b/modules/presence/presence.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ extern int pres_waitn_time;
 extern int pres_notifier_poll_rate;
 extern int pres_notifier_processes;
 extern int pres_force_delete;
-extern int pres_fix_startup;
+extern int pres_startup_mode;
 extern str pres_xavp_cfg;
 extern int pres_retrieve_order;
 extern str pres_retrieve_order_by;
diff --git a/modules/presence/presentity.c b/modules/presence/presentity.c
index c59af2bd683..ff43f24a503 100644
--- a/modules/presence/presentity.c
+++ b/modules/presence/presentity.c
@@ -1253,7 +1253,8 @@ int pres_htable_restore(void)
 			row = &result->rows[i];
 			row_vals = ROW_VALUES(row);
 
-			if (!pres_fix_startup && (row_vals[expires_col].val.int_val< (int)time(NULL)))
+			if (pres_startup_mode!=0
+					&& (row_vals[expires_col].val.int_val< (int)time(NULL)))
 				continue;
 
 			sphere= NULL;