diff --git a/docker-compose/cfg/configure.py b/docker-compose/cfg/configure.py
index 04ef261..d8d80d3 100755
--- a/docker-compose/cfg/configure.py
+++ b/docker-compose/cfg/configure.py
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ class MoneroConfigForm(ConfigFormBase):
         self.fast_sync = self.add(
             npyscreen.Checkbox,
             name="Fast Block Sync",
-            value=False,
+            value=True,
             begin_entry_at=self.name_size,
             relx=self.indent,
         )
diff --git a/docker-compose/cfg/defaults b/docker-compose/cfg/defaults
index 1b318ff..67a5445 100644
--- a/docker-compose/cfg/defaults
+++ b/docker-compose/cfg/defaults
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "rate_limit_up": "2048",
     "rate_limit_down": "8192",
     "sync_pruned_blocks": false,
-    "fast_sync": false,
+    "fast_sync": true,
     "monero_options": "",
     "public_monero_node": "",
     "monero_node_login": "",
diff --git a/docker-compose/current_config b/docker-compose/current_config
index c172e99..7dad27e 100644
--- a/docker-compose/current_config
+++ b/docker-compose/current_config
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "rate_limit_up": "2048",
     "rate_limit_down": "8192",
     "sync_pruned_blocks": false,
-    "fast_sync": false,
+    "fast_sync": true,
     "monero_options": "",
     "public_monero_node": "",
     "monero_node_login": "",
diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index b5ad5b6..b8d1771 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ services:
 
 
 
-      --fast-block-sync=0
+      --fast-block-sync=1