diff --git a/lib/default.php b/lib/default.php
index 27c26c15a2..6a04b32ddd 100644
--- a/lib/default.php
+++ b/lib/default.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ $default =
               'priority' => 'debug', # XXX: currently ignored
               'facility' => LOG_USER),
         'queue' =>
-        array('enabled' => false,
+        array('enabled' => true,
               'subsystem' => 'db', # default to database, or 'stomp'
               'stomp_server' => null,
               'queue_basename' => '/queue/statusnet/',