diff --git a/cowrie/data/etc/cowrie.cfg b/cowrie/data/etc/cowrie.cfg
index c609d19..fc26714 100644
--- a/cowrie/data/etc/cowrie.cfg
+++ b/cowrie/data/etc/cowrie.cfg
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ auth_keyboard_interactive_enabled = false
 [telnet]
 
 # Enable Telnet support, disabled by default
-enabled = false
+enabled = true
 
 # Endpoint to listen on for incoming Telnet connections.
 # See https://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/core/howto/endpoints.html#servers