diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a8b7d81..e3fe53d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ dump1090-mutability (1.13) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     repairable CRC errors the unrepaired version of the message is forwarded
     to network clients. This lets the client decide what policy to impose on
     damaged messages.
+  * Made 2.4MHz sampling the default for new installs.
 
   * Internal changes:
     * Restructuring of the code to be a bit more modular.
diff --git a/debian/dump1090-mutability.templates b/debian/dump1090-mutability.templates
index e6c450b..7fbd89e 100644
--- a/debian/dump1090-mutability.templates
+++ b/debian/dump1090-mutability.templates
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Description: Enable oversampling at 2.4MHz?
  versions also support sampling at 2.4MHz. This may increase the number of
  decodable messages, but takes slightly more CPU and is not as well tested.
 Type: boolean
-Default: false
+Default: true
 
 Template: dump1090-mutability/decode-fixcrc
 Description: Fix detected CRC errors?