diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/TootActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/TootActivity.java
index fb58679d0..80d60c5e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/TootActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/TootActivity.java
@@ -3950,7 +3950,7 @@ public class TootActivity extends BaseActivity implements UploadStatusDelegate,
             return false;
         }
         SharedPreferences sharedpreferences = getSharedPreferences(Helper.APP_PREFS, MODE_PRIVATE);
-        return sharedpreferences.getBoolean(Helper.SET_WYSIWYG, false);
+        return sharedpreferences.getBoolean(Helper.SET_WYSIWYG, true);
     }
 
     private void renderEditor(){
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/fragments/ContentSettingsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/fragments/ContentSettingsFragment.java
index 05cbdea7b..c09eb4ef1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/fragments/ContentSettingsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/fragments/ContentSettingsFragment.java
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ public class ContentSettingsFragment  extends Fragment implements ScreenShotable
             set_wysiwyg_container.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         }
 
-        boolean wysiwyg = sharedpreferences.getBoolean(Helper.SET_WYSIWYG, false);
+        boolean wysiwyg = sharedpreferences.getBoolean(Helper.SET_WYSIWYG, true);
         final CheckBox set_wysiwyg = rootView.findViewById(R.id.set_wysiwyg);
         set_wysiwyg.setChecked(wysiwyg);