diff --git a/wp-signup.php b/wp-signup.php
index 9dd2c3da95..df163a7ae4 100644
--- a/wp-signup.php
+++ b/wp-signup.php
@@ -511,10 +511,7 @@ function confirm_blog_signup( $domain, $path, $blog_title, $user_name = '', $use
 }
 
 // Main
-$active_signup = get_site_option( 'registration' );
-if ( !$active_signup )
-	$active_signup = 'all';
-
+$active_signup = get_site_option( 'registration', 'none' );
 $active_signup = apply_filters( 'wpmu_active_signup', $active_signup ); // return "all", "none", "blog" or "user"
 
 // Make the signup type translatable.