diff --git a/include/boost/static_string/config.hpp b/include/boost/static_string/config.hpp
index c7b29ee..7e3fc16 100644
--- a/include/boost/static_string/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/static_string/config.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // #define BOOST_STATIC_STRING_STANDALONE
 
 // Disable exceptions and their associated checks
-#define BOOST_STATIC_STRING_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+// #define BOOST_STATIC_STRING_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 
 // Opt-in to the null terminator optimization
 // #define BOOST_STATIC_STRING_NULL_OPTIMIZATION