--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/activitystream/homepanel/ActivityStreamPanel.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/activitystream/homepanel/ActivityStreamPanel.java
@@ -106,18 +106,21 @@ public class ActivityStreamPanel extends
     }
 
     public void load(LoaderManager lm) {
         lm.initLoader(LOADER_ID_TOPSITES, null, new TopSitesCallback());
         if (sharedPreferences.getBoolean(PREF_BOOKMARKS_ENABLED, true) || sharedPreferences.getBoolean(PREF_VISITED_ENABLED, true)) {
             lm.initLoader(LOADER_ID_HIGHLIGHTS, null, new HighlightsCallbacks());
         }
 
-        if (ActivityStreamConfiguration.isPocketEnabledByLocale(getContext()) &&
-                sharedPreferences.getBoolean(PREF_POCKET_ENABLED, true)) {
+        // TODO: we should get the default values from resources for the other Top Sites sections above too.
+        final Context context = getContext();
+        final Resources res = getContext().getResources();
+        if (ActivityStreamConfiguration.isPocketEnabledByLocale(context) &&
+                sharedPreferences.getBoolean(PREF_POCKET_ENABLED, res.getBoolean(R.bool.pref_activitystream_pocket_enabled_default))) {
             lm.initLoader(LOADER_ID_POCKET, null, new PocketStoriesCallbacks());
         }
 
     }
 
     public void unload() {
         adapter.swapHighlights(Collections.<Highlight>emptyList());