diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index bfb7081bcb7623..1d23d5d4886505 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ public static readonly CVarDef<bool>
         /// Whether or not OOC chat should be enabled during a round.
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly CVarDef<bool> OocEnableDuringRound =
-            CVarDef.Create("ooc.enable_during_round", false, CVar.NOTIFY | CVar.REPLICATED | CVar.SERVER);
+            CVarDef.Create("ooc.enable_during_round", true, CVar.NOTIFY | CVar.REPLICATED | CVar.SERVER);
 
         /*
          * LOOC