diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-autolinker/server/settings.js b/packages/rocketchat-autolinker/server/settings.js
index 469ced41f874..06edeee4055d 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-autolinker/server/settings.js
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-autolinker/server/settings.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Meteor.startup(function() {
 		value: true
 	};
 
-	RocketChat.settings.add('AutoLinker', false, {type: 'boolean', group: 'Message', section: 'AutoLinker', public: true, i18nLabel: 'Enabled'});
+	RocketChat.settings.add('AutoLinker', true, {type: 'boolean', group: 'Message', section: 'AutoLinker', public: true, i18nLabel: 'Enabled'});
 
 	RocketChat.settings.add('AutoLinker_StripPrefix', false, {type: 'boolean', group: 'Message', section: 'AutoLinker', public: true, i18nDescription: 'AutoLinker_StripPrefix_Description', enableQuery});
 	RocketChat.settings.add('AutoLinker_Urls_Scheme', true, {type: 'boolean', group: 'Message', section: 'AutoLinker', public: true, enableQuery});