diff --git a/doc/user-guide/commands.xml b/doc/user-guide/commands.xml
index ba2b4e7..15ed4c3 100644
--- a/doc/user-guide/commands.xml
+++ b/doc/user-guide/commands.xml
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
 	</bitlbee-setting>
 
 	<bitlbee-setting name="ignore_auth_requests" type="boolean" scope="account">
-		<default>true</default>
+		<default>false</default>
 
 		<description>
 			<para>