diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/StatisticsManager.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/StatisticsManager.java
index f7bd91169ca584deeb008d566a9cedcb195d2e63..bf4ed721885dd61113fb652f02013da324429f70 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/StatisticsManager.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/StatisticsManager.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class StatisticsManager implements Service {
     private int _publishedStats;
     
     public final static String PROP_PUBLISH_RANKINGS = "router.publishPeerRankings";
-    public final static String DEFAULT_PROP_PUBLISH_RANKINGS = "false";
+    public final static String DEFAULT_PROP_PUBLISH_RANKINGS = "true";
     public final static String PROP_MAX_PUBLISHED_PEERS = "router.publishPeerMax";
     public final static int DEFAULT_MAX_PUBLISHED_PEERS = 20;