diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
index b44474ab7..1c84be6d6 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ public class VelocityConfiguration implements ProxyConfig {
     private boolean tcpFastOpen = false;
     private boolean bungeePluginMessageChannel = true;
     private boolean showPingRequests = false;
-    private boolean failoverOnUnexpectedServerDisconnect = false;
+    private boolean failoverOnUnexpectedServerDisconnect = true;
     private boolean logCommandExecutions = false;
 
     private Advanced() {