diff --git a/apps/blagh/app.rc b/apps/blagh/app.rc
index 95f4a35..18309e8 100644
--- a/apps/blagh/app.rc
+++ b/apps/blagh/app.rc
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ fn conf_enable_blog {
     if(~ $#blagh_dirs 0)
         blagh_dirs=( . )
     conf_enable_app blagh
+
+    if(~ $"conf_blog_editors '')
+        conf_blog_editors=blog-editors
+
+    if(~ $"conf_max_posts_per_page '')
+        conf_max_posts_per_page=32
 }
-conf_blog_editors=blog-editors
-conf_max_posts_per_page=32
 
 fn blagh_init {
     if(~ $#blagh_dirs 0 && ~ $req_path */[bB]log/*) {