diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/erlang_event.conf.xml b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/erlang_event.conf.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66d30f2853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/erlang_event.conf.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<configuration name="erlang_event.conf" description="Erlang Socket Client">
+  <settings>
+    <param name="listen-ip" value="127.0.0.1"/>
+    <param name="listen-port" value="8031"/>
+    <param name="cookie" value="ClueCon"/>
+    <param name="shortname" value="true"/>
+    <!--<param name="apply-inbound-acl" value="lan"/>-->
+  </settings>
+</configuration>
diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/mod_erlang_event.c b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/mod_erlang_event.c
index 7177917f61..79507efbb2 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/mod_erlang_event.c
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/mod_erlang_event.c
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ static int config(void)
 					set_pref_cookie(val);
 				} else if (!strcmp(var, "nodename")) {
 					set_pref_nodename(val);
-				} else if (!strcmp(var, "shortname") && strcmp(val, "yes")) {
+				} else if (!strcmp(var, "shortname") && strcmp(val, "yes") && strcmp(val, "true")) {
 						prefs.shortname = SWITCH_FALSE;
 				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "apply-inbound-acl")) {
 					if (prefs.acl_count < MAX_ACL) {