diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 68b780290..6fc83946f 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class Config(object):
         ],
     }
 
-    FEATURE_SOCKET_ENABLED = getenv("FEATURE_SOCKET_ENABLED", "false") == "true"
+    FEATURE_SOCKET_ENABLED = getenv("FEATURE_SOCKET_ENABLED", "true") == "true"
 
 
 def _s3_credentials_from_env(bucket_prefix):