diff --git a/gamedir/Data-1.13/Ja2_Options.INI b/gamedir/Data-1.13/Ja2_Options.INI
index 172854ba5..1c836c579 100644
--- a/gamedir/Data-1.13/Ja2_Options.INI
+++ b/gamedir/Data-1.13/Ja2_Options.INI
@@ -328,12 +328,11 @@ SHOW_SKILLS_IN_HIRING_PAGE = FALSE
 
 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; Should the game use random stats for the mercenaries (AIM, MERC, RPC, EPC)?
-; 0 = Do not use random stats (JA2 vanilla setting)
-; 1 = Use random stats for ALL merc from the file "TableData\RandomStats.xml"
-; 2 = Use random stats for SELECTED merc, that have random stats defined in "TableData\RandomStats.xml"
+; FALSE = Do not use random stats (JA2 vanilla setting)
+; TRUE = Use random stats for any mercs, that have random stats defined (Enabled = 1) in "TableData\RandomStats.xml"
 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-MERCS_RANDOM_STATS = 2
+MERCS_RANDOM_STATS = TRUE
 
 ;******************************************************************************************************************************
 ;******************************************************************************************************************************
diff --git a/gamedir/Data-UB/Ja2_Options.ini b/gamedir/Data-UB/Ja2_Options.ini
index 44b7a9fc1..432da98a7 100644
--- a/gamedir/Data-UB/Ja2_Options.ini
+++ b/gamedir/Data-UB/Ja2_Options.ini
@@ -328,6 +328,13 @@ EARLY_REBELS_RECRUITMENT = 3
 
 SHOW_SKILLS_IN_HIRING_PAGE = FALSE
 
+;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+; Should the game use random stats for the mercenaries (AIM, MERC, RPC, EPC)?
+; FALSE = Do not use random stats (JA2 vanilla setting)
+; TRUE = Use random stats for any mercs, that have random stats defined (Enabled = 1) in "TableData\RandomStats.xml"
+;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+MERCS_RANDOM_STATS = FALSE
 
 ;******************************************************************************************************************************
 ;******************************************************************************************************************************
diff --git a/gamedir/Data/Ja2_Options.INI b/gamedir/Data/Ja2_Options.INI
index 2e5bec660..49ae32cd1 100644
--- a/gamedir/Data/Ja2_Options.INI
+++ b/gamedir/Data/Ja2_Options.INI
@@ -328,12 +328,11 @@ SHOW_SKILLS_IN_HIRING_PAGE = FALSE
 
 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; Should the game use random stats for the mercenaries (AIM, MERC, RPC, EPC)?
-; 0 = Do not use random stats (JA2 vanilla setting)
-; 1 = Use random stats for ALL merc from the file "TableData\RandomStats.xml"
-; 2 = Use random stats for SELECTED merc, that have random stats defined in "TableData\RandomStats.xml"
+; FALSE = Do not use random stats (JA2 vanilla setting)
+; TRUE = Use random stats for any mercs, that have random stats defined (Enabled = 1) in "TableData\RandomStats.xml"
 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-MERCS_RANDOM_STATS = 0
+MERCS_RANDOM_STATS = FALSE
 
 
 ;******************************************************************************************************************************