diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
index 476f254222..1f94d54713 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigService.cs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public bool SkipFreeSpaceCheckWhenImporting
 
         public bool CopyUsingHardlinks
         {
-            get { return GetValueBoolean("CopyUsingHardlinks", false); }
+            get { return GetValueBoolean("CopyUsingHardlinks", true); }
 
             set { SetValue("CopyUsingHardlinks", value); }
         }