diff --git a/config.example.js b/config.example.js
index 081f2a04b..ed6ce7dbf 100644
--- a/config.example.js
+++ b/config.example.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ module.exports = {
     /*  Setting this value to anything other than true will cause file upload
      *  attempts to be rejected outright.
      */
-    enableUploads: false,
+    enableUploads: true,
 
     /*  If you have enabled file upload, you have the option of restricting it
      *  to a list of users identified by their public keys. If this value is set