diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3idservice.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3idservice.cc
index 1f26af4b6..91b89520b 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3idservice.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3idservice.cc
@@ -688,7 +688,11 @@ bool p3IdService::getIdDetails(const RsGxsId &id, RsIdentityDetails &details)
             // the ones in the contact list. So we change them on demand.
 
             if(is_a_contact && rsReputations->nodeAutoPositiveOpinionForContacts())
+			{
+				RsReputations::Opinion op ;
+				if(rsReputations->getOwnOpinion(id,op) && op == RsReputations::OPINION_NEUTRAL)
 					rsReputations->setOwnOpinion(id,RsReputations::OPINION_POSITIVE) ;
+			}
 
 			std::map<RsGxsId,keyTSInfo>::const_iterator it = mKeysTS.find(id) ;
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/PeoplePage.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/PeoplePage.ui
index 10560abaa..a654f8a28 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/PeoplePage.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/PeoplePage.ui
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
          <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anyone in your contact list will automatically have a positive opinion if not set. This allows to automatically raise reputations of used nodes. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <property name="text">
-         <string>automatically give &quot;Positive&quot; opinion to my contacts</string>
+         <string>use &quot;positive&quot; as the default opinion for contacts (instead of neutral)</string>
         </property>
         <property name="checked">
          <bool>true</bool>