diff --git a/include/tpl/config_local.inc.php b/include/tpl/config_local.inc.php
index 6b228ba1..bbfec70c 100644
--- a/include/tpl/config_local.inc.php
+++ b/include/tpl/config_local.inc.php
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
                                           'title'       => USE_CACHE,
                                           'description' => USE_CACHE_DESC,
                                           'type'        => 'bool',
-                                          'default'     => false,
+                                          'default'     => true,
                                           'permission'  => 'siteConfiguration'),
                             ));
 
diff --git a/serendipity_config.inc.php b/serendipity_config.inc.php
index 9fd375b6..5ec01b31 100644
--- a/serendipity_config.inc.php
+++ b/serendipity_config.inc.php
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ if (defined('IN_serendipity_admin') && !isset($serendipity['use_autosave'])) {
 }
 
 if (!isset($serendipity['useInternalCache'])) {
-    $serendipity['useInternalCache'] = false;
+    $serendipity['useInternalCache'] = true;
 }
 
 // You can set parameters which ImageMagick should use to generate the thumbnails