diff --git a/app/controllers/forms.server.controller.js b/app/controllers/forms.server.controller.js
index fdc472b9..f39b7b8e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/forms.server.controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/forms.server.controller.js
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ exports.formByID = function(req, res, next, id) {
 	}
 
 	Form.findById(id)
-		.select('admin title language form_fields startPage endPage hideFooter isLive design analytics.gaCode respondentNotifications selfNotifications')
+		.select('admin title language form_fields startPage endPage showFooter isLive design analytics.gaCode respondentNotifications selfNotifications')
 		.populate('admin')
 		.exec(function(err, form) {
 		if (err) {
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ exports.formByIDFast = function(req, res, next, id) {
 	}
 	Form.findById(id)
 		.lean()
-		.select('title language form_fields startPage endPage hideFooter isLive design analytics.gaCode selfNotifications respondentNotifications')
+		.select('title language form_fields startPage endPage showFooter isLive design analytics.gaCode selfNotifications respondentNotifications')
 		.exec(function(err, form) {
 		if (err) {
 			return next(err);
diff --git a/app/models/form.server.model.js b/app/models/form.server.model.js
index be4e6b5c..9bfdcadc 100644
--- a/app/models/form.server.model.js
+++ b/app/models/form.server.model.js
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ var FormSchema = new Schema({
 		}
 	},
 
-	hideFooter: {
+	showFooter: {
 		type: Boolean,
-		default: false
+		default: true
 	},
 	
 	isLive: {
diff --git a/public/form_modules/forms/base/views/directiveViews/form/submit-form.client.view.html b/public/form_modules/forms/base/views/directiveViews/form/submit-form.client.view.html
index 4a85cb36..8b065343 100755
--- a/public/form_modules/forms/base/views/directiveViews/form/submit-form.client.view.html
+++ b/public/form_modules/forms/base/views/directiveViews/form/submit-form.client.view.html
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         </form>
     </div>
 
-    <section ng-if="!myform.hideFooter" class="navbar navbar-fixed-bottom" ng-style="{ 'background-color':myform.design.colors.buttonColor, 'padding-top': '15px', 'border-top': '2px '+ myform.design.colors.buttonTextColor +' solid', 'color':myform.design.colors.buttonTextColor}">
+    <section ng-if="myform.showFooter" class="navbar navbar-fixed-bottom" ng-style="{ 'background-color':myform.design.colors.buttonColor, 'padding-top': '15px', 'border-top': '2px '+ myform.design.colors.buttonTextColor +' solid', 'color':myform.design.colors.buttonTextColor}">
         <div class="container-fluid">
             <div class="row">
                 <div class="col-sm-5 col-md-6 col-xs-5" ng-show="!myform.submitted">
diff --git a/public/modules/forms/admin/views/adminTabs/configureTabs/general.html b/public/modules/forms/admin/views/adminTabs/configureTabs/general.html
index acbf3298..5f3f8145 100644
--- a/public/modules/forms/admin/views/adminTabs/configureTabs/general.html
+++ b/public/modules/forms/admin/views/adminTabs/configureTabs/general.html
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 			<div class="field-input col-sm-4 text-right">
 				<input class="toggle-switch" type="checkbox"
-            		bs-switch ng-model="myform.hideFooter"
+            		bs-switch ng-model="myform.showFooter"
             		switch-on-text="{{ 'ON' | translate }}"
             		switch-off-text="{{ 'OFF' | translate }}">
 			</div>
diff --git a/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/configure-form.client.directive.test.js b/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/configure-form.client.directive.test.js
index d4388481..627c38c1 100644
--- a/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/configure-form.client.directive.test.js
+++ b/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/configure-form.client.directive.test.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
             startPage: {
                 showStart: false
             },
-            hideFooter: false,
+            showFooter: false,
             isGenerated: false,
             isLive: false,
             autofillPDFs: false,
diff --git a/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/edit-form-submissions.client.directive.test.js b/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/edit-form-submissions.client.directive.test.js
index 75ac6b0d..9c23301a 100644
--- a/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/edit-form-submissions.client.directive.test.js
+++ b/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/edit-form-submissions.client.directive.test.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 			endPage: {
 				showEnd: false
 			},
-            hideFooter: false,
+            showFooter: false,
             isGenerated: false,
             isLive: false,
             _id: '525a8422f6d0f87f0e407a33'
diff --git a/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/edit-form.client.directive.test.js b/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/edit-form.client.directive.test.js
index 5ad0047b..c6bca9d4 100644
--- a/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/edit-form.client.directive.test.js
+++ b/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/edit-form.client.directive.test.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                 showStart: false,
                 buttons: []
             },
-            hideFooter: false,
+            showFooter: false,
             isGenerated: false,
             isLive: false,
             _id: '525a8422f6d0f87f0e407a33'
diff --git a/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/submit-form.client.directive.test.js b/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/submit-form.client.directive.test.js
index f3c055a4..6c7cb783 100644
--- a/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/submit-form.client.directive.test.js
+++ b/public/modules/forms/tests/unit/directives/submit-form.client.directive.test.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var MobileDetect = function(userAgentStr){
             startPage: {
                 showStart: false
             },
-            hideFooter: false,
+            showFooter: false,
             isGenerated: false,
             isLive: false,
             autofillPDFs: false,
diff --git a/public/swagger.json b/public/swagger.json
index 37a4fdf3..44bdb810 100644
--- a/public/swagger.json
+++ b/public/swagger.json
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@
 						}
 					}
 				},
-				"hideFooter": {
+				"showFooter": {
 					"type": "boolean",
 					"default": false,
 					"description": "Specifies whether to hide or show Form Footer",