diff --git a/config/defaults.json b/config/defaults.json
index 2be4c07..fa147ca 100644
--- a/config/defaults.json
+++ b/config/defaults.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "indexName": "pelias",
     "version": "1.0",
     "targets": {
-      "auto_discover": false,
+      "auto_discover": true,
       "canonical_sources": ["whosonfirst", "openstreetmap", "openaddresses", "geonames"],
       "layers_by_source": {
         "openstreetmap": [ "address", "venue", "street" ],
diff --git a/test/expected-deep.json b/test/expected-deep.json
index 5c10fb3..55de6c6 100644
--- a/test/expected-deep.json
+++ b/test/expected-deep.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "host": "http://pelias.mapzen.com/",
     "version": "1.0",
     "targets": {
-      "auto_discover": false,
+      "auto_discover": true,
       "canonical_sources": ["whosonfirst", "openstreetmap", "openaddresses", "geonames"],
       "layers_by_source": {
         "openstreetmap": [ "address", "venue", "street" ],