diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index d15715b6d5..c7fe56d4c9 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -9776,3 +9776,9 @@ Charlie 5 Sep 2006
     mac_build/
         boinc.xcodeproj/
             project.pbxproj
+
+David  5 Sept 2006
+    - change run-mode #defines to match old ones
+
+    lib/
+        common_defs.h
diff --git a/lib/common_defs.h b/lib/common_defs.h
index 90cd96d57d..99c3110f43 100644
--- a/lib/common_defs.h
+++ b/lib/common_defs.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #define GUI_RPC_PORT                                31416
 
 #define RUN_MODE_ALWAYS 1
-#define RUN_MODE_NEVER  2
-#define RUN_MODE_AUTO   3
+#define RUN_MODE_AUTO   2
+#define RUN_MODE_NEVER  3
 
 // values of ACTIVE_TASK::scheduler_state and ACTIVE_TASK::next_scheduler_state
 #define CPU_SCHED_UNINITIALIZED   0