diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
index 07f02d1879..0f1c2e0cb8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether to enable prometheus metrics exporting.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool EnableMetrics { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool EnableMetrics { get; set; } = true;
 
         public bool EnableNormalizedItemByNameIds { get; set; } = true;