diff --git a/src/main/java/com/lazerycode/jmeter/mojo/ConfigureJMeterMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/lazerycode/jmeter/mojo/ConfigureJMeterMojo.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/lazerycode/jmeter/mojo/ConfigureJMeterMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/lazerycode/jmeter/mojo/ConfigureJMeterMojo.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class ConfigureJMeterMojo extends AbstractJMeterMojo {
      * &nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;false&gt;
      * &lt;downloadJMeterDependencies&gt;
      */
-    @Parameter(defaultValue = "false")
+    @Parameter(defaultValue = "true")
     protected boolean downloadJMeterDependencies;
 
     /**
ConfigureJMeterMojo: download jmeter dependencies to Support upcoming
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