diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c6a33be2..3e68ad30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 * The API is now enabled by default and the API key -- if not yet set -- will be automatically generated on first
   server start and written back into ``config.yaml``
+* Event subscriptions are now enabled by default (it was an accident that they weren't)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/src/octoprint/settings.py b/src/octoprint/settings.py
index 8577f992..63442f39 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/settings.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/settings.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ default_settings = {
 		"config": "/default/path/to/your/cura/config.ini"
 	},
 	"events": {
-		"enabled": False,
+		"enabled": True,
 		"subscriptions": []
 	},
 	"api": {