diff --git a/src/default-options.js b/src/default-options.js
index 9105f6af..0e0bd917 100644
--- a/src/default-options.js
+++ b/src/default-options.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default {
   // Hack to have intermediate value, e.g. default one, true and false
   relativePaths: ':relativePaths:',
   version: null,
-  autoUpdate: false,
+  autoUpdate: true,
   cacheMaps: null,
   appShell: null,
 
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ export default {
     noVersionDump: false,
     appCacheEnabled: false
   }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};