diff --git a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_utilities.h b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_utilities.h
index 52c4fa0a..51c17a9b 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_utilities.h
+++ b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_utilities.h
@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@
 
 // CONFIG: choose one of the three #define's
 //
-// DB_MEMORY is a sensible default for users migrating to LMDB, as it allows
+// DB_MEMORY was a sensible default for users migrating to LMDB, as it allowed
 // the exporter to use the in-memory blockchain while the other binaries
 // work with LMDB, without recompiling anything.
+// 
+// Now that the majority of users are on 0.9.2, and the converter has largely
+// become a generalised database tool, the default has changed to DB_LMDB.
 //
-#define SOURCE_DB DB_MEMORY
-//#define SOURCE_DB DB_LMDB
+// #define SOURCE_DB DB_MEMORY
+#define SOURCE_DB DB_LMDB
 // to use global compile-time setting (DB_MEMORY or DB_LMDB):
 // #define SOURCE_DB BLOCKCHAIN_DB
 
diff --git a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat
index b51e94ea..a9085c2b 100644
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