diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index 6fa030234c..83bb5fb332 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.CCVar
         /// Allows flavor text (character descriptions)
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly CVarDef<bool> FlavorText =
-            CVarDef.Create("ic.flavor_text", false, CVar.SERVER | CVar.REPLICATED);
+            CVarDef.Create("ic.flavor_text", true, CVar.SERVER | CVar.REPLICATED);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a period at the end of a sentence if the sentence ends in a letter.