diff --git a/lib/default.php b/lib/default.php
index b7e625ca22..274c7014a4 100644
--- a/lib/default.php
+++ b/lib/default.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ $default =
               'use_x_sendfile' => false,
               'notice' => null, // site wide notice text
               'build' => 1, // build number, for code-dependent cache
-              'minify' => true, // true to use the minified versions of JS files; false to use orig files. Can aid during development
+              'minify' => false, // true to use the minified versions of JS files; false to use orig files. Can aid during development
               ),
         'db' =>
           array('database' => null, // must be set