diff --git a/hgext/convert/__init__.py b/hgext/convert/__init__.py
--- a/hgext/convert/__init__.py
+++ b/hgext/convert/__init__.py
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ command = registrar.command(cmdtable)
 # leave the attribute unspecified.
 testedwith = 'ships-with-hg-core'
 
+configtable = {}
+configitem = registrar.configitem(configtable)
+
+configitem('convert', 'cvsps.cache',
+    default=True,
+)
+
 # Commands definition was moved elsewhere to ease demandload job.
 
 @command('convert',
diff --git a/hgext/convert/cvs.py b/hgext/convert/cvs.py
--- a/hgext/convert/cvs.py
+++ b/hgext/convert/cvs.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class convert_cvs(converter_source):
             id = None
 
             cache = 'update'
-            if not self.ui.configbool('convert', 'cvsps.cache', True):
+            if not self.ui.configbool('convert', 'cvsps.cache'):
                 cache = None
             db = cvsps.createlog(self.ui, cache=cache)
             db = cvsps.createchangeset(self.ui, db,