diff --git a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbCompareCommand.java b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbCompareCommand.java
index 915e1e5a44..807130c6ae 100644
--- a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbCompareCommand.java
+++ b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbCompareCommand.java
@@ -21,23 +21,15 @@
 package org.jumpmind.symmetric;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.commons.cli.CommandLine;
 import org.apache.commons.cli.Options;
 import org.apache.commons.cli.ParseException;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
-import org.jumpmind.db.model.Table;
-import org.jumpmind.symmetric.common.ParameterConstants;
 import org.jumpmind.symmetric.io.DbCompare;
 import org.jumpmind.symmetric.io.DbCompareReport;
-import org.jumpmind.symmetric.io.DbCompareReport.TableReport;
-import org.jumpmind.symmetric.io.data.DbFill;
-import org.jumpmind.symmetric.service.IParameterService;
 
 public class DbCompareCommand extends AbstractCommandLauncher {
     
@@ -148,7 +140,7 @@ protected void buildOptions(Options options) {
         addOption(options, "s", OPTION_SOURCE, true);
         addOption(options, "t", OPTION_TARGET, true);
         addOption(options, null, OPTION_EXCLUDE, true);
-        addOption(options, null, OPTION_USE_SYM_CONFIG, false);
+        addOption(options, null, OPTION_USE_SYM_CONFIG, true);
         addOption(options, null, OPTION_OUTPUT_SQL, true);
         addOption(options, null, OPTION_NUMERIC_SCALE, true);
     }
diff --git a/symmetric-client/src/main/resources/symmetric-messages.properties b/symmetric-client/src/main/resources/symmetric-messages.properties
index f913ecb640..d3e16f2557 100644
--- a/symmetric-client/src/main/resources/symmetric-messages.properties
+++ b/symmetric-client/src/main/resources/symmetric-messages.properties
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ DbCompare.Option.exclude=A comma-separated list of table names to exclude from c
 DbCompare.Option.output=A file name to output delta SQL (insert/update/delete statements) that would bring the target into sync with the source.  You can use the %t pattern to use the table name as part of the file and generate a file per table.  (E.g. /output/%t.diff.sql)
 DbCompare.Option.source=The source database engine properties file for comparison.
 DbCompare.Option.target=The target database engine properties file for comparison.
-DbCompare.Option.use-sym-config=true|false.  If true, sym_trigger, sym_transform, etc. will be consulted to build up the datamodel to compare.
-DbCompare.Option.numeric-scale=When comparing decimals, how many decimal places to consider while doing the comparison. Remaining digits will be rounded.
+DbCompare.Option.use-sym-config=true|false.  If true, sym_trigger, sym_transform, etc. will be consulted to build up the datamodel to compare. Default is true.
+DbCompare.Option.numeric-scale=When comparing decimals, how many decimal places to consider while doing the comparison. Remaining digits will be rounded. Default is 3.
 DbCompare.Option.output-sql=An output file for SQL statements that if executed on the target, should bring it into sync with the source.