diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 7fc4ff6e9..0e6e97647 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ defaults: &defaults
     follow: false
     reblog: false
     favourite: false
-    mention: false
+    mention: true
     follow_request: true
     digest: true
     report: true