diff --git a/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/zodSchema.example.ts b/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/zodSchema.example.ts
index 608ee932f..dba64c258 100644
--- a/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/zodSchema.example.ts
+++ b/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/zodSchema.example.ts
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ const defaultPersonalSettings: PersonalSettings = {
   "Streamline styling": false,
   "Auto canvas relations": false,
   "Disable product diagnostics": false,
-  "Reified relation triples": false,
+  "Reified relation triples": true,
   Query: {
     "Hide query metadata": true,
     "Default page size": 10,
diff --git a/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/zodSchema.ts b/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/zodSchema.ts
index 457d91562..e0d57f43b 100644
--- a/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/zodSchema.ts
+++ b/apps/roam/src/components/settings/utils/zodSchema.ts
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export const PersonalSettingsSchema = z.object({
     .object({ modifiers: z.number(), key: z.string() })
     .default({ modifiers: 0, key: "" }),
   "Discourse context overlay": z.boolean().default(false),
-  "Reified relation triples": z.boolean().default(false),
+  "Reified relation triples": z.boolean().default(true),
   "Overlay in canvas": z.boolean().default(false),
   "Text selection popup": z.boolean().default(true),
   "Disable sidebar open": z.boolean().default(false),