diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCModule.cs
index 053e2ecae4..abc5dc6d66 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/World/NPC/NPCModule.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.NPC
         {
             IConfig config = source.Configs["NPC"];
 
-            Enabled = (config != null && config.GetBoolean("Enabled", false));
+            Enabled = (config != null && config.GetBoolean("Enabled", true));
             m_NPCOptionFlags = NPCOptionsFlags.None;
             if(Enabled)
             {
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index 1a7ef1f0a2..6baf8a3452 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -1205,8 +1205,8 @@
 
 
 [NPC]
-    ;# {Enabled} {} {Enable Non Player Character (NPC) facilities} {true false} false
-    ; Enabled = false
+    ;# {Enabled} {} {Enable Non Player Character (NPC) facilities} {true false} true
+    ; Enabled = true
 
     ;; max number of NPCs per scene default: 40
     ;; set to a negative value to allow any number
diff --git a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
index fa3335c040..1f44fcdae0 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
+++ b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
@@ -2140,8 +2140,8 @@
 
 
 [NPC]
-    ;; Enable Non Player Character (NPC) facilities
-    Enabled = false
+    ;; Enable Non Player Character (NPC) facilities default true
+    ;;Enabled = true
 
     ;; max number of NPCs per scene default: 40
     ;; set to a negative value to allow any number