diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/KademliaNetworkDatabaseFacade.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/KademliaNetworkDatabaseFacade.java
index f05de9652311e510df7c2a2fd246be39602c8685..1ef30235f847f431ecefef3e42898ff1b191ebc6 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/KademliaNetworkDatabaseFacade.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/KademliaNetworkDatabaseFacade.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class KademliaNetworkDatabaseFacade extends NetworkDatabaseFacade {
     private boolean _quiet = false;
     
     public static final String PROP_ENFORCE_NETID = "router.networkDatabase.enforceNetId";
-    private static final boolean DEFAULT_ENFORCE_NETID = false;
+    private static final boolean DEFAULT_ENFORCE_NETID = true;
     private boolean _enforceNetId = DEFAULT_ENFORCE_NETID;
     
     public final static String PROP_DB_DIR = "router.networkDatabase.dbDir";