diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
index 8bbdbd6..e47ed60 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
  */
 class BrowserSettings extends Observable {
 
-    // Public variables for settings
+    private static final String DEFAULT_HOME_URL =
+            "http://www.google.com/m?client=ms-";
+    // Private variables for settings
     // NOTE: these defaults need to be kept in sync with the XML
     // until the performance of PreferenceManager.setDefaultValues()
     // is improved.
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@
     private boolean saveFormData = true;
     private boolean openInBackground = false;
     private String defaultTextEncodingName;
-    private String homeUrl = "http://www.google.com/m?client=ms-";
+    private String homeUrl;
     private boolean loginInitialized = false;
     private boolean autoFitPage = true;
     private boolean landscapeOnly = false;
@@ -208,7 +210,8 @@
         // Set the default value for the Application Caches path.
         appCachePath = ctx.getDir("appcache", 0).getPath();
 
-        homeUrl += Partner.getString(ctx.getContentResolver(), Partner.CLIENT_ID);
+        homeUrl = DEFAULT_HOME_URL +
+                Partner.getString(ctx.getContentResolver(), Partner.CLIENT_ID);
 
         // Load the defaults from the xml
         // This call is TOO SLOW, need to manually keep the defaults
@@ -453,12 +456,14 @@
         db.clearHttpAuthUsernamePassword();
     }
 
-    /*package*/ void resetDefaultPreferences(Context context) {
+    /*package*/ void resetDefaultPreferences(Context ctx) {
         SharedPreferences p =
-            PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
+            PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(ctx);
         p.edit().clear().commit();
-        PreferenceManager.setDefaultValues(context, R.xml.browser_preferences,
+        PreferenceManager.setDefaultValues(ctx, R.xml.browser_preferences,
                 true);
+        setHomePage(ctx, DEFAULT_HOME_URL +
+                Partner.getString(ctx.getContentResolver(), Partner.CLIENT_ID));
     }
 
     // Private constructor that does nothing.