diff --git a/MapsRegistration.php b/MapsRegistration.php
index de50742f4..68d0ea05b 100644
--- a/MapsRegistration.php
+++ b/MapsRegistration.php
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ public static function onRegistration( array $credits ) {
 		}
 
 		if ( !defined( 'Maps_SETTINGS_LOADED' ) ) {
-			foreach ( include __DIR__ . '/DefaultSettings.php' as $key => $value ) {
-				$GLOBALS[$key] = $value;
-			}
-
-			define( 'Maps_SETTINGS_LOADED', true );
+			require_once __DIR__ . '/Maps_Settings.php';
 		}
 
 		if ( is_readable( __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php' ) ) {
diff --git a/Maps_Settings.php b/Maps_Settings.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 5150ec280..0d56a3025
--- a/Maps_Settings.php
+++ b/Maps_Settings.php
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 <?php
 
-// If you are looking for the default settings of the Maps extension,
-// please see the DefaultSettings.php file.
\ No newline at end of file
+/**
+ * For instructions on how to configure Maps, see
+ * https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps/Configuration
+ *
+ * For a list of all available settings and their default values,
+ * see DefaultSettings.php in this directory.
+ */
+
+foreach ( include __DIR__ . '/DefaultSettings.php' as $key => $value ) {
+	$GLOBALS[$key] = $value;
+}
+
+if ( !defined( 'Maps_SETTINGS_LOADED' ) ) {
+	define( 'Maps_SETTINGS_LOADED', true );
+}