diff --git a/notion_sync_addon/__init__.py b/notion_sync_addon/__init__.py
index d8a67e4..fcb17c7 100644
--- a/notion_sync_addon/__init__.py
+++ b/notion_sync_addon/__init__.py
@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ def _sync(self) -> None:
         assert self.notion_menu  # mypy
         self.notion_menu.setTitle('Notion (syncing...)')
         for page_spec in self.config.get('notion_pages', []):
-            page_id, recursive = page_spec['page_id'], page_spec['recursive']
+            page_id = page_spec['page_id']
+            recursive = page_spec.get('recursive', False)
             page_id = normalize_block_id(page_id)
             worker = NotesExtractorWorker(
                 notion_token=self.config['notion_token'],
diff --git a/notion_sync_addon/config.json b/notion_sync_addon/config.json
index 4169f69..94b66e8 100644
--- a/notion_sync_addon/config.json
+++ b/notion_sync_addon/config.json
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
   "anki_target_deck": "Notion Sync",
   "notion_token": "",
   "notion_namespace": "",
-  "notion_pages": []
+  "notion_pages": [{"page_id": "ID", "recursive": true}]
 }