diff --git a/src/libslic3r/AppConfig.cpp b/src/libslic3r/AppConfig.cpp
index 750918b5ad..4283eca662 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/AppConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/AppConfig.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void AppConfig::set_defaults()
         set_bool("stealth_mode", false);
     }
     if (get("legacy_networking").empty()) {
-        set_bool("legacy_networking", true);
+        set_bool("legacy_networking", false);
     }
 
     if(get("check_stable_update_only").empty()) {