diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/ericsson/uecontrol/gui/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/ericsson/uecontrol/gui/MainActivity.java
index 83479f1..11ad3f6 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/ericsson/uecontrol/gui/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/ericsson/uecontrol/gui/MainActivity.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements OnSharedPreference
             }
             else {
                 SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
-                if(prefs.getBoolean("logging", false))
+                if(prefs.getBoolean("logging", true))
                     csvLogger = new CSVWriter(this);
                 else
                     csvLogger = null;
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 9d437e6..9d4f9bb 100755
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             android:key="logging"
             android:title="@string/pref_logging"
             android:summary="@string/pref_logging_summ"
-            android:defaultValue="false" />
+            android:defaultValue="true" />
         <EditTextPreference
             android:key="logging_path"
             android:title="@string/pref_logging_path"