diff --git a/daemon/daemon.cc b/daemon/daemon.cc
index 7b0e02032..83c399659 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.cc
+++ b/daemon/daemon.cc
@@ -379,11 +379,12 @@ tr_rpc_callback_status on_rpc_callback(tr_session* /*session*/, tr_rpc_callback_
 tr_variant load_settings(char const* config_dir)
 {
     auto app_defaults = tr_variant::make_map();
-    tr_variantDictAddStr(&app_defaults, TR_KEY_watch_dir, ""sv);
+    tr_variantDictAddStrView(&app_defaults, TR_KEY_watch_dir, ""sv);
     tr_variantDictAddBool(&app_defaults, TR_KEY_watch_dir_enabled, false);
     tr_variantDictAddBool(&app_defaults, TR_KEY_watch_dir_force_generic, false);
     tr_variantDictAddBool(&app_defaults, TR_KEY_rpc_enabled, true);
     tr_variantDictAddBool(&app_defaults, TR_KEY_start_paused, false);
+    tr_variantDictAddStrView(&app_defaults, TR_KEY_pidfile, ""sv);
     return tr_sessionLoadSettings(&app_defaults, config_dir, MyName);
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/Editing-Configuration-Files.md b/docs/Editing-Configuration-Files.md
index 4414ee7be..986e8e699 100644
--- a/docs/Editing-Configuration-Files.md
+++ b/docs/Editing-Configuration-Files.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Here is a sample of the three basic types: respectively Boolean, Number and Stri
  * **rename-partial-files:** Boolean (default = true) Postfix partially downloaded files with ".part".
  * **start-added-torrents:** Boolean (default = true) Start torrents as soon as they are added.
  * **trash-can-enabled:** Boolean (default = true) Whether to move the torrents to the system's trashcan or unlink them right away upon deletion from Transmission.
+   _Note: transmission-gtk only._
  * **trash-original-torrent-files:** Boolean (default = false) Delete torrents added from the watch directory.
  * **umask:** String (default = "022") Sets Transmission's file mode creation mask. See [the umask(2) manpage](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/umask.2.html) for more information.
  * **watch-dir:** String