diff --git a/examples/example.borg b/examples/example.borg
index c212ae6130d52dd7f01d9951a48cc924e55555e1..107e7d6d8a625df0f12e4e2ced23490b9b33719a 100644
--- a/examples/example.borg
+++ b/examples/example.borg
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ## default is yes. set to no to skip the test if the remote host is alive
 ##
 ## Default:
-# testconnect = no
+# testconnect = yes
 
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 ## source section