diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
index 2575328c70..6fa246c15c 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
@@ -3742,7 +3742,7 @@ public interface BeforeSendLogCallback {
   public static final class Metrics {
 
     /** Whether Sentry Metrics feature is enabled and metrics are sent to Sentry. */
-    private boolean enable = false;
+    private boolean enable = true;
 
     /**
      * This function is called with a metric key and tags and can return false to skip sending the