diff --git a/src/dialog/vexportdialog.cpp b/src/dialog/vexportdialog.cpp
index d45c39b0..ec107981 100644
--- a/src/dialog/vexportdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialog/vexportdialog.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ QWidget *VExportDialog::setupGeneralAdvancedSettings()
     // Include subfolders.
     m_subfolderCB = new QCheckBox(tr("Process subfolders"));
     m_subfolderCB->setToolTip(tr("Process subfolders recursively"));
-    m_subfolderCB->setChecked(true);
 
     QFormLayout *advLayout = new QFormLayout();
     advLayout->addRow(m_subfolderCB);
@@ -355,6 +354,8 @@ void VExportDialog::initUIFields(MarkdownConverterType p_renderer)
                          (int)ExportSource::Cart);
     }
 
+    m_subfolderCB->setChecked(s_opt.m_processSubfolders);
+
     // Export format.
     m_formatCB->addItem(tr("Markdown"), (int)ExportFormat::Markdown);
     m_formatCB->addItem(tr("HTML"), (int)ExportFormat::HTML);
diff --git a/src/dialog/vexportdialog.h b/src/dialog/vexportdialog.h
index ac7105e2..c056c424 100644
--- a/src/dialog/vexportdialog.h
+++ b/src/dialog/vexportdialog.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ struct ExportOption
         : m_source(ExportSource::CurrentNote),
           m_format(ExportFormat::Markdown),
           m_renderer(MarkdownConverterType::MarkdownIt),
-          m_processSubfolders(false)
+          m_processSubfolders(true)
     {
     }