diff --git a/damus/Models/UserSettingsStore.swift b/damus/Models/UserSettingsStore.swift
index 4f53d394..63c66ede 100644
--- a/damus/Models/UserSettingsStore.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/UserSettingsStore.swift
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class UserSettingsStore: ObservableObject {
         left_handed = UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: "left_handed") as? Bool ?? false
         zap_vibration = UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: "zap_vibration") as? Bool ?? false
         disable_animation = should_disable_image_animation()
-        auto_translate = UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: "auto_translate") as? Bool ?? false
+        auto_translate = UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: "auto_translate") as? Bool ?? true
         show_only_preferred_languages = UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: "show_only_preferred_languages") as? Bool ?? false
 
         // Note from @tyiu: