diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/HierarchicalMethod.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/HierarchicalMethod.java
index 96124f0415..c47a929df7 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/HierarchicalMethod.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/HierarchicalMethod.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public abstract class HierarchicalMethod extends WebDAVMethod
     // Request parameters
 
     protected String m_strDestinationPath;
-    protected boolean m_overwrite = false;
+    protected boolean m_overwrite = true;
 
     /**
      * Default constructor
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ public abstract class HierarchicalMethod extends WebDAVMethod
         // Check if the copy should overwrite an existing file
 
         String strOverwrite = m_request.getHeader(WebDAV.HEADER_OVERWRITE);
-        if (strOverwrite != null && strOverwrite.equals(WebDAV.T))
+        if (strOverwrite != null && strOverwrite.equals(WebDAV.F))
         {
-            m_overwrite = true;
+            m_overwrite = false;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAV.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAV.java
index 4ec664efc0..67352adb7e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAV.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webdav/WebDAV.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class WebDAV
     public static final String HEADER_VALUE_SEPARATOR = ",";
     public static final String ZERO = "0";
     public static final String ONE = "1";
-    public static final String T = "T";
+    public static final String F = "F";
 
     // Strings used in WebDAV XML payload