diff --git a/nedm.c b/nedm.c
index 267a143..070a13d 100644
--- a/nedm.c
+++ b/nedm.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static bool
 parse_args(struct nedm_server *server, int argc, char *argv[],
            char **config_path) {
 	int c, option_index;
-	server->enable_socket = false;
+	server->enable_socket = true;
 	static struct option long_options[] = {{"bs", no_argument, 0, 0},
 	                                       {0, 0, 0, 0}};
 #ifndef __clang_analyzer__