diff --git a/srsue/src/main.cc b/srsue/src/main.cc
index 7599c2476..4119b9f78 100644
--- a/srsue/src/main.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/main.cc
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void parse_args(all_args_t *args, int argc, char *argv[]) {
      "Applies Successive Interference Cancellation to PSS signals when searching for neighbour cells. Must be disabled if cells have identical channel and timing.")
 
     ("expert.average_subframe_enabled",
-     bpo::value<bool>(&args->expert.phy.average_subframe_enabled)->default_value(false),
+     bpo::value<bool>(&args->expert.phy.average_subframe_enabled)->default_value(true),
      "Averages in the time domain the channel estimates within 1 subframe. Needs accurate CFO correction.")
 
     ("expert.time_correct_period",
diff --git a/srsue/ue.conf.example b/srsue/ue.conf.example
index 140662ac0..83bd8c67a 100644
--- a/srsue/ue.conf.example
+++ b/srsue/ue.conf.example
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ enable = false
 #sfo_correct_disable = false
 #sss_algorithm       = full
 #estimator_fil_w     = 0.1
-#average_subframe_enabled = false
+#average_subframe_enabled = true
 #sic_pss_enabled     = true
 #pregenerate_signals = false
 #metrics_csv_enable  = false