diff --git a/server/MaxScale_template.cnf b/server/MaxScale_template.cnf
index 0a6d22a88..a3f44ebf1 100644
--- a/server/MaxScale_template.cnf
+++ b/server/MaxScale_template.cnf
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ servers=server1,server2,server3
 user=myuser
 passwd=mypwd
 monitor_interval=10000
-disable_master_failback=1
+#disable_master_failback=
 
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