diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.h b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
index 27ecd3c1..8df6c757 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ namespace tools
 
   class wallet2
   {
-    wallet2(const wallet2&) : m_run(true), m_callback(0), m_testnet(false), m_always_confirm_transfers (false), m_store_tx_info(false), m_default_mixin(0) {}
+    wallet2(const wallet2&) : m_run(true), m_callback(0), m_testnet(false), m_always_confirm_transfers (false), m_store_tx_info(true), m_default_mixin(0) {}
   public:
-    wallet2(bool testnet = false, bool restricted = false) : m_run(true), m_callback(0), m_testnet(testnet), m_restricted(restricted), is_old_file_format(false), m_store_tx_info(false), m_default_mixin(0) {}
+    wallet2(bool testnet = false, bool restricted = false) : m_run(true), m_callback(0), m_testnet(testnet), m_restricted(restricted), is_old_file_format(false), m_store_tx_info(true), m_default_mixin(0) {}
     struct transfer_details
     {
       uint64_t m_block_height;