diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index 09571e280..622257dd2 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
 
     fun incognitoMode() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.incognitoMode, false)
 
+    fun createLegacyBackup() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.createLegacyBackup, true)
+
     fun setChapterSettingsDefault(manga: Manga) {
         prefs.edit {
             putInt(Keys.defaultChapterFilterByRead, manga.readFilter)
@@ -461,7 +463,5 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
 
     fun sortTagsForLibrary() = flowPrefs.getStringSet(Keys.sortTagsForLibrary, mutableSetOf())
 
-    fun createLegacyBackup() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.createLegacyBackup, false)
-
     fun dontDeleteFromCategories() = flowPrefs.getStringSet(Keys.dontDeleteFromCategories, emptySet())
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsBackupController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsBackupController.kt
index a93b233b9..f167edfce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsBackupController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsBackupController.kt
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class SettingsBackupController : SettingsController() {
             switchPreference {
                 key = Keys.createLegacyBackup
                 titleRes = R.string.pref_backup_auto_create_legacy
-                defaultValue = false
+                defaultValue = true
 
                 preferences.backupInterval().asImmediateFlow { isVisible = it > 0 }
                     .launchIn(scope)