diff --git a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
index 53582236b..c92d53be6 100644
--- a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void Settings::setDefaults()
     mBoolMap["Scrape3DBoxes"] = {true, true};
     mBoolMap["ScrapePhysicalMedia"] = {true, true};
     mBoolMap["ScrapeFanArt"] = {true, true};
-    mBoolMap["ScrapeManuals"] = {false, false};
+    mBoolMap["ScrapeManuals"] = {true, true};
 
     mStringMap["MiximageResolution"] = {"1280x960", "1280x960"};
     mStringMap["MiximageScreenshotScaling"] = {"sharp", "sharp"};