diff --git a/config/global.ini.php b/config/global.ini.php
index cb72888c213fe1ab5b458296fd867db3aff0fa14..69544f98b842a727bf6951bc46a104a5aa897192 100644
--- a/config/global.ini.php
+++ b/config/global.ini.php
@@ -153,11 +153,12 @@ default_period = day
 ; Time in seconds after which an archive will be computed again. This setting is used only for today's statistics.
 ; Defaults to 10 seconds so that by default, Piwik provides real time reporting.
 ; This setting is overriden in the UI, under "General Settings".
-; This is the default value used if the setting hasn't been overriden via the UI.
+; This setting is only used if it hasn't been overriden via the UI yet, or if enable_general_settings_admin=0
 time_before_today_archive_considered_outdated = 10
 
-; This setting is overriden in the UI, under "General Settings". The default value is to allow browsers
-; to trigger the Piwik archiving process.
+; This setting is overriden in the UI, under "General Settings".
+; The default value is to allow browsers to trigger the Piwik archiving process.
+; This setting is only used if it hasn't been overriden via the UI yet, or if enable_general_settings_admin=0
 enable_browser_archiving_triggering = 1
 
 ; By default Piwik runs OPTIMIZE TABLE SQL queries to free spaces after deleting some data.
diff --git a/core/ArchiveProcessor/Rules.php b/core/ArchiveProcessor/Rules.php
index 2c6925208f8ce223e95fafec688501acb9abd71f..b6a253f669bd78f36b113df8f826fe27f4c17072 100644
--- a/core/ArchiveProcessor/Rules.php
+++ b/core/ArchiveProcessor/Rules.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ use Piwik\Date;
 use Piwik\Log;
 use Piwik\Option;
 use Piwik\Piwik;
+use Piwik\Plugins\CoreAdminHome\Controller;
+use Piwik\Plugins\CoreAdminHome\CoreAdminHome;
 use Piwik\Segment;
 use Piwik\SettingsPiwik;
 use Piwik\SettingsServer;
@@ -181,9 +183,13 @@ class Rules
 
     public static function getTodayArchiveTimeToLive()
     {
-        $timeToLive = Option::get(self::OPTION_TODAY_ARCHIVE_TTL);
-        if ($timeToLive !== false) {
-            return $timeToLive;
+        $uiSettingIsEnabled = Controller::isGeneralSettingsAdminEnabled();
+
+        if($uiSettingIsEnabled) {
+            $timeToLive = Option::get(self::OPTION_TODAY_ARCHIVE_TTL);
+            if ($timeToLive !== false) {
+                return $timeToLive;
+            }
         }
         return Config::getInstance()->General['time_before_today_archive_considered_outdated'];
     }
@@ -223,9 +229,13 @@ class Rules
 
     public static function isBrowserTriggerEnabled()
     {
-        $browserArchivingEnabled = Option::get(self::OPTION_BROWSER_TRIGGER_ARCHIVING);
-        if ($browserArchivingEnabled !== false) {
-            return (bool)$browserArchivingEnabled;
+        $uiSettingIsEnabled = Controller::isGeneralSettingsAdminEnabled();
+
+        if($uiSettingIsEnabled) {
+            $browserArchivingEnabled = Option::get(self::OPTION_BROWSER_TRIGGER_ARCHIVING);
+            if ($browserArchivingEnabled !== false) {
+                return (bool)$browserArchivingEnabled;
+            }
         }
         return (bool)Config::getInstance()->General['enable_browser_archiving_triggering'];
     }
diff --git a/plugins/CoreAdminHome/Controller.php b/plugins/CoreAdminHome/Controller.php
index 74ec90762c47614d89560502ace8230bf672bf6b..0993f872c6cae9bf5c93f270d4407ee0d401361d 100644
--- a/plugins/CoreAdminHome/Controller.php
+++ b/plugins/CoreAdminHome/Controller.php
@@ -276,14 +276,14 @@ class Controller extends \Piwik\Plugin\ControllerAdmin
         return '0';
     }
 
-    private function isGeneralSettingsAdminEnabled()
+    static public function isGeneralSettingsAdminEnabled()
     {
         return (bool) Config::getInstance()->General['enable_general_settings_admin'];
     }
 
     private function saveGeneralSettings()
     {
-        if(!$this->isGeneralSettingsAdminEnabled()) {
+        if(!self::isGeneralSettingsAdminEnabled()) {
             // General settings + Beta channel + SMTP settings is disabled
             return;
         }
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class Controller extends \Piwik\Plugin\ControllerAdmin
     private function handleGeneralSettingsAdmin($view)
     {
         // Whether to display or not the general settings (cron, beta, smtp)
-        $view->isGeneralSettingsAdminEnabled = $this->isGeneralSettingsAdminEnabled();
+        $view->isGeneralSettingsAdminEnabled = self::isGeneralSettingsAdminEnabled();
 
         $enableBrowserTriggerArchiving = Rules::isBrowserTriggerEnabled();
         $todayArchiveTimeToLive = Rules::getTodayArchiveTimeToLive();