diff --git a/src/segment_language.go b/src/segment_language.go
index b48f9e43..41c96876 100644
--- a/src/segment_language.go
+++ b/src/segment_language.go
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ type language struct {
 	loadContext        loadContext
 	inContext          inContext
 	matchesVersionFile matchesVersionFile
+	homeEnabled        bool
+	displayMode        string
 }
 
 const (
@@ -121,13 +123,16 @@ func (l *language) enabled() bool {
 	inHomeDir := func() bool {
 		return l.env.getcwd() == l.env.homeDir()
 	}
-	homeEnabled := l.props.getBool(HomeEnabled, false)
+	homeEnabled := l.props.getBool(HomeEnabled, l.homeEnabled)
 	if inHomeDir() && !homeEnabled {
 		return false
 	}
-	displayMode := l.props.getString(DisplayMode, DisplayModeFiles)
+	// set default mode when not set
+	if len(l.displayMode) == 0 {
+		l.displayMode = l.props.getString(DisplayMode, DisplayModeFiles)
+	}
 	l.loadLanguageContext()
-	switch displayMode {
+	switch l.displayMode {
 	case DisplayModeAlways:
 		return true
 	case DisplayModeEnvironment:
diff --git a/src/segment_python.go b/src/segment_python.go
index 895564e0..23bbf24b 100644
--- a/src/segment_python.go
+++ b/src/segment_python.go
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ func (p *python) init(props *properties, env environmentInfo) {
 			},
 		},
 		versionURLTemplate: "[%s](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-%s%s%s/)",
+		displayMode:        props.getString(DisplayMode, DisplayModeEnvironment),
+		homeEnabled:        props.getBool(HomeEnabled, true),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/segment_python_test.go b/src/segment_python_test.go
index a2d197dc..6b28f2c2 100644
--- a/src/segment_python_test.go
+++ b/src/segment_python_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (
 
 func TestPythonVirtualEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
+		Case                string
 		Expected            string
+		ExpectedDisabled    bool
 		VirtualEnvName      string
 		CondaEnvName        string
 		CondaDefaultEnvName string
@@ -16,13 +18,13 @@ func TestPythonVirtualEnv(t *testing.T) {
 		DisplayVersion      bool
 		DisplayDefault      bool
 	}{
-		{Expected: "VENV", VirtualEnvName: "VENV"},
-		{Expected: "CONDA", CondaEnvName: "CONDA"},
-		{Expected: "CONDA", CondaDefaultEnvName: "CONDA"},
-		{Expected: "", CondaDefaultEnvName: "base"},
-		{Expected: "base", CondaDefaultEnvName: "base", DisplayDefault: true},
-		{Expected: "PYENV", PyEnvName: "PYENV"},
-		{Expected: "PYENV 3.8.4", PyEnvName: "PYENV", DisplayVersion: true},
+		{Case: "VENV", Expected: "VENV", VirtualEnvName: "VENV"},
+		{Case: "CONDA", Expected: "CONDA", CondaEnvName: "CONDA"},
+		{Case: "CONDA default", Expected: "CONDA", CondaDefaultEnvName: "CONDA"},
+		{Case: "Display Base", Expected: "base", CondaDefaultEnvName: "base", DisplayDefault: true},
+		{Case: "Hide base", Expected: "", CondaDefaultEnvName: "base", ExpectedDisabled: true},
+		{Case: "PYENV", Expected: "PYENV", PyEnvName: "PYENV"},
+		{Case: "PYENV Version", Expected: "PYENV 3.8.4", PyEnvName: "PYENV", DisplayVersion: true},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
@@ -46,8 +48,8 @@ func TestPythonVirtualEnv(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		python := &python{}
 		python.init(props, env)
-		assert.True(t, python.enabled())
-		assert.Equal(t, tc.Expected, python.string())
+		assert.Equal(t, !tc.ExpectedDisabled, python.enabled(), tc.Case)
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.Expected, python.string(), tc.Case)
 	}
 }