diff --git a/rollbar/__init__.py b/rollbar/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/rollbar/__init__.py
+++ b/rollbar/__init__.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ SETTINGS = {
     },
     'allow_logging_basic_config': True,  # set to False to avoid a call to logging.basicConfig()
     'locals': {
-        'enabled': False,
+        'enabled': True,
         'sizes': DEFAULT_LOCALS_SIZES
     }
 }
enable locals by default for <I> @brianr