diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/I2PSnarkUtil.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/I2PSnarkUtil.java
index 38ff07ced2a707ee5abd0206656932d11a171e64..1ef8cd302a5d3a48f65974a79719b4a6f3199f08 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/I2PSnarkUtil.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/I2PSnarkUtil.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class I2PSnarkUtil {
     public static final int DEFAULT_MAX_UP_BW = 8;  //KBps
     public static final int MAX_CONNECTIONS = 16; // per torrent
     public static final String PROP_MAX_BW = "i2cp.outboundBytesPerSecond";
-    public static final boolean DEFAULT_USE_DHT = false;
+    public static final boolean DEFAULT_USE_DHT = true;
 
     public I2PSnarkUtil(I2PAppContext ctx) {
         _context = ctx;