diff --git a/.config/example.yml b/.config/example.yml
index 9082dfb868..fdfb0b0965 100644
--- a/.config/example.yml
+++ b/.config/example.yml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ logLevel: [
 # Media Proxy
 #mediaProxy: https://example.com/proxy
 
-# Proxy remote files (default: false)
+# Proxy remote files (default: true)
 #proxyRemoteFiles: true
 
 #allowedPrivateNetworks: [
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/config/load.ts b/packages/backend/src/config/load.ts
index 2b286b9439..682bf309d2 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/config/load.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/config/load.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export default function load() {
 	mixin.userAgent = `Firefish/${meta.version} (${config.url})`;
 	mixin.clientEntry = clientManifest["src/init.ts"];
 
+	if (config.proxyRemoteFiles == null) config.proxyRemoteFiles = true;
 	if (!config.redis.prefix) config.redis.prefix = mixin.hostname;
 	if (config.cacheServer && !config.cacheServer.prefix)
 		config.cacheServer.prefix = mixin.hostname;