diff --git a/moveit_setup_assistant/src/tools/moveit_config_data.cpp b/moveit_setup_assistant/src/tools/moveit_config_data.cpp
index 74431626bc..21a8a95c9e 100644
--- a/moveit_setup_assistant/src/tools/moveit_config_data.cpp
+++ b/moveit_setup_assistant/src/tools/moveit_config_data.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ bool MoveItConfigData::outputCHOMPPlanningYAML(const std::string& file_path)
   emitter << YAML::Key << "collision_clearence" << YAML::Value << "0.2";
   emitter << YAML::Key << "collision_threshold" << YAML::Value << "0.07";
   emitter << YAML::Key << "use_stochastic_descent" << YAML::Value << "true";
-  emitter << YAML::Key << "enable_failure_recovery" << YAML::Value << "false";
+  emitter << YAML::Key << "enable_failure_recovery" << YAML::Value << "true";
   emitter << YAML::Key << "max_recovery_attempts" << YAML::Value << "5";
   emitter << YAML::EndMap;