diff --git a/libs/common/src/vault/services/vault-settings/vault-settings.service.ts b/libs/common/src/vault/services/vault-settings/vault-settings.service.ts
index 004c18f426..22192c271b 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/vault/services/vault-settings/vault-settings.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/vault/services/vault-settings/vault-settings.service.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export class VaultSettingsService implements VaultSettingsServiceAbstraction {
    * {@link VaultSettingsServiceAbstraction.enablePasskeys$}
    */
   readonly enablePasskeys$: Observable<boolean> = this.enablePasskeysState.state$.pipe(
-    map((x) => x ?? false),
+    map((x) => x ?? true),
   );
 
   constructor(private stateProvider: StateProvider) {}