diff --git a/src/plugins/effectcomposer/effectshaderscodeeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/effectcomposer/effectshaderscodeeditor.cpp
index 2ebd7db8a06..98459c9482e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/effectcomposer/effectshaderscodeeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/effectcomposer/effectshaderscodeeditor.cpp
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void EffectShadersCodeEditor::writeLiveUpdateSettings()
 
 void EffectShadersCodeEditor::readAndApplyLiveUpdateSettings()
 {
-    bool liveUpdateStatus = m_settings->value(EFFECTCOMPOSER_LIVE_UPDATE_KEY, false).toBool();
+    bool liveUpdateStatus = m_settings->value(EFFECTCOMPOSER_LIVE_UPDATE_KEY, true).toBool();
 
     setLiveUpdate(liveUpdateStatus);
 }