diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index a41e552..f82852f 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { FactCollector, type Joiner } from './src/collector.js';
 import { filterFrom, instanceMatches } from './src/filters.js';
 import { notifyAll, type Report } from './src/notify.js';
 import { ReportPanel } from './src/panel.js';
-import { settings } from './src/settings.js';
+import { migrateTemplate, settings } from './src/settings.js';
 import { toSelf, type Self } from './src/vrcnext-data.js';
 
 type Ctx = PluginContext<typeof settings>;
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ export default definePlugin({
   settings,
 
   activate(ctx) {
+    const template = ctx.settings.get('template');
+    const migrated = migrateTemplate(template);
+    if (migrated !== template) void ctx.settings.set('template', migrated);
     new ClubSecurity(ctx).start();
   },
 
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index f435f7e..426b872 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ export const DEFAULT_TEMPLATE = [
   'Rejoin?: {rejoinText}',
 ].join('\n');
 
+/**
+ * The first version's variables were text; they are booleans now, with the wording under
+ * `…Text`. A stored template written against the old names is rewritten once on activation, so
+ * an edited format keeps rendering words rather than `true`.
+ */
+export function migrateTemplate(template: string): string {
+  return template.replace(/\{(ageVerified|pcRank|questRank|inGroup|rejoin)\}/g, '{$1Text}');
+}
+
 export const settings = {
   enabled: {
     kind: 'boolean',