diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index e97ade3d74..4d4058c988 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.CCVar
          */
 
         public static readonly CVarDef<bool>
-            EventsEnabled = CVarDef.Create("events.enabled", false, CVar.ARCHIVE | CVar.SERVERONLY);
+            EventsEnabled = CVarDef.Create("events.enabled", true, CVar.ARCHIVE | CVar.SERVERONLY);
 
         public static readonly CVarDef<bool>
             GameDummyTicker = CVarDef.Create("game.dummyticker", false, CVar.ARCHIVE | CVar.SERVERONLY);