diff --git a/front_end/console/module.json b/front_end/console/module.json
index 6ff93200ec..47d06ff8ee 100644
--- a/front_end/console/module.json
+++ b/front_end/console/module.json
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
             "title": "Eager evaluation",
             "settingName": "consoleEagerEval",
             "settingType": "boolean",
-            "defaultValue": false,
+            "defaultValue": true,
             "options": [
                 {
                     "value": true,