diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.tsx b/src/settings/Settings.tsx
index 3f7013c4958eceda1168936f46c074928e384687..6ec3870ddcfa2480b61e2b032bf86290fc8b818a 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.tsx
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ export const SETTINGS: { [setting: string]: ISetting } = {
             }
         },
         shouldWarn: true,
-        default: false,
+        default: true,
         controller: new RustCryptoSdkController(),
     },
     // Must be set under `setting_defaults` in config.json.