diff --git a/parity/cli.rs b/parity/cli.rs
index 7fd8d6482..cc68a8d4d 100644
--- a/parity/cli.rs
+++ b/parity/cli.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Networking Options:
   --reserved-only          Connect only to reserved nodes.
 
 API and Console Options:
-  --jsonrpc-off            Disable the JSON-RPC API server.
+  --no-jsonrpc             Disable the JSON-RPC API server.
   --jsonrpc-port PORT      Specify the port portion of the JSONRPC API server
                            [default: 8545].
   --jsonrpc-interface IP   Specify the hostname portion of the JSONRPC API
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ API and Console Options:
                            ethcore, ethcore_set, traces.
                            [default: web3,eth,net,ethcore,personal,traces].
 
-  --ipc-off                Disable JSON-RPC over IPC service.
+  --no-ipc                 Disable JSON-RPC over IPC service.
   --ipc-path PATH          Specify custom path for JSON-RPC over IPC service
                            [default: $HOME/.parity/jsonrpc.ipc].
   --ipc-apis APIS          Specify custom API set available via JSON-RPC over
                            IPC [default: web3,eth,net,ethcore,personal,traces,rpc].
 
-  --dapps-off              Disable the Dapps server (e.g. status page).
+  --no-dapps               Disable the Dapps server (e.g. status page).
   --dapps-port PORT        Specify the port portion of the Dapps server
                            [default: 8080].
   --dapps-interface IP     Specify the hostname portion of the Dapps
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ API and Console Options:
   --dapps-path PATH        Specify directory where dapps should be installed.
                            [default: $HOME/.parity/dapps]
 
-  --signer-off             Disable Trusted Signer WebSocket endpoint used by
+  --signer                 Enable Trusted Signer WebSocket endpoint used by
                            Signer UIs.
   --signer-port PORT       Specify the port of Trusted Signer server
                            [default: 8180].
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Footprint Options:
                            light - early merges with partial tracking. Fast,
                            light, and experimental!
                            auto - use the method most recently synced or
-                           default to archive if none synced [default: auto].
+                           default to fast if none synced [default: auto].
   --cache-pref-size BYTES  Specify the prefered size of the blockchain cache in
                            bytes [default: 16384].
   --cache-max-size BYTES   Specify the maximum size of the blockchain cache in
@@ -197,13 +197,16 @@ Legacy Options:
   --nodekey KEY            Equivalent to --node-key KEY.
   --nodiscover             Equivalent to --no-discovery.
   -j --jsonrpc             Does nothing; JSON-RPC is on by default now.
+  --jsonrpc-off            Equivalent to --no-jsonrpc.
   -w --webapp              Does nothing; dapps server is on by default now.
+  --dapps-off              Equivalent to --no-dapps.
   --rpc                    Does nothing; JSON-RPC is on by default now.
   --rpcaddr IP             Equivalent to --jsonrpc-interface IP.
   --rpcport PORT           Equivalent to --jsonrpc-port PORT.
   --rpcapi APIS            Equivalent to --jsonrpc-apis APIS.
   --rpccorsdomain URL      Equivalent to --jsonrpc-cors URL.
-  --ipcdisable             Equivalent to --ipc-off.
+  --ipcdisable             Equivalent to --no-ipc.
+  --ipc-off                Equivalent to --no-ipc.
   --ipcapi APIS            Equivalent to --ipc-apis APIS.
   --ipcpath PATH           Equivalent to --ipc-path PATH.
   --gasprice WEI           Minimum amount of Wei per GAS to be paid for a
@@ -260,21 +263,21 @@ pub struct Args {
 	pub flag_cache_pref_size: usize,
 	pub flag_cache_max_size: usize,
 	pub flag_queue_max_size: usize,
-	pub flag_jsonrpc_off: bool,
+	pub flag_no_jsonrpc: bool,
 	pub flag_jsonrpc_interface: String,
 	pub flag_jsonrpc_port: u16,
 	pub flag_jsonrpc_cors: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_jsonrpc_apis: String,
-	pub flag_ipc_off: bool,
+	pub flag_no_ipc: bool,
 	pub flag_ipc_path: String,
 	pub flag_ipc_apis: String,
-	pub flag_dapps_off: bool,
+	pub flag_no_dapps: bool,
 	pub flag_dapps_port: u16,
 	pub flag_dapps_interface: String,
 	pub flag_dapps_user: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_dapps_pass: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_dapps_path: String,
-	pub flag_signer_off: bool,
+	pub flag_signer: bool,
 	pub flag_signer_port: u16,
 	pub flag_signer_path: String,
 	pub flag_no_token: bool,
@@ -312,6 +315,9 @@ pub struct Args {
 	pub flag_testnet: bool,
 	pub flag_networkid: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_ipcdisable: bool,
+	pub flag_ipc_off: bool,
+	pub flag_jsonrpc_off: bool,
+	pub flag_dapps_off: bool,
 	pub flag_ipcpath: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_ipcapi: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_db_cache_size: Option<usize>,
diff --git a/parity/configuration.rs b/parity/configuration.rs
index 4196564b5..4560324d3 100644
--- a/parity/configuration.rs
+++ b/parity/configuration.rs
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ impl Configuration {
 			"light" => journaldb::Algorithm::EarlyMerge,
 			"fast" => journaldb::Algorithm::OverlayRecent,
 			"basic" => journaldb::Algorithm::RefCounted,
-			"auto" => self.find_best_db(spec).unwrap_or(journaldb::Algorithm::Archive),
+			"auto" => self.find_best_db(spec).unwrap_or(journaldb::Algorithm::OverlayRecent),
 			_ => { die!("Invalid pruning method given."); }
 		};
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ impl Configuration {
 
 	pub fn ipc_settings(&self) -> IpcConfiguration {
 		IpcConfiguration {
-			enabled: !(self.args.flag_ipcdisable || self.args.flag_ipc_off),
+			enabled: !(self.args.flag_ipcdisable || self.args.flag_ipc_off || self.args.flag_no_ipc),
 			socket_addr: self.ipc_path(),
 			apis: self.args.flag_ipcapi.clone().unwrap_or(self.args.flag_ipc_apis.clone()),
 		}
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ impl Configuration {
 			chain: self.chain(),
 			max_peers: self.max_peers(),
 			network_port: self.net_port(),
-			rpc_enabled: !self.args.flag_jsonrpc_off,
+			rpc_enabled: !self.args.flag_jsonrpc_off && !self.args.flag_no_jsonrpc,
 			rpc_interface: self.args.flag_rpcaddr.clone().unwrap_or(self.args.flag_jsonrpc_interface.clone()),
 			rpc_port: self.args.flag_rpcport.unwrap_or(self.args.flag_jsonrpc_port),
 		}
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ impl Configuration {
 	}
 
 	pub fn signer_port(&self) -> Option<u16> {
-		if self.args.flag_signer_off {
+		if !self.args.flag_signer {
 			None
 		} else {
 			Some(self.args.flag_signer_port)
diff --git a/parity/main.rs b/parity/main.rs
index f73711e93..8beba61b5 100644
--- a/parity/main.rs
+++ b/parity/main.rs
@@ -192,14 +192,14 @@ fn execute_client(conf: Configuration, spec: Spec, client_config: ClientConfig)
 	let sync_config = conf.sync_config(&spec);
 
 	// Create and display a new token for UIs.
-	if !conf.args.flag_signer_off && !conf.args.flag_no_token {
+	if conf.args.flag_signer && !conf.args.flag_no_token {
 		new_token(conf.directories().signer).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
 			die!("Error generating token: {:?}", e)
 		});
 	}
 
 	// Display warning about using unlock with signer
-	if !conf.args.flag_signer_off && conf.args.flag_unlock.is_some() {
+	if conf.args.flag_signer && conf.args.flag_unlock.is_some() {
 		warn!("Using Trusted Signer and --unlock is not recommended!");
 		warn!("NOTE that Signer will not ask you to confirm transactions from unlocked account.");
 	}
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ fn execute_client(conf: Configuration, spec: Spec, client_config: ClientConfig)
 
 	if conf.args.flag_webapp { println!("WARNING: Flag -w/--webapp is deprecated. Dapps server is now on by default. Ignoring."); }
 	let dapps_server = dapps::new(dapps::Configuration {
-		enabled: !conf.args.flag_dapps_off,
+		enabled: !conf.args.flag_dapps_off && !conf.args.flag_no_dapps,
 		interface: conf.args.flag_dapps_interface.clone(),
 		port: conf.args.flag_dapps_port,
 		user: conf.args.flag_dapps_user.clone(),