diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 2ee0bbb7..356fd6d4 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ options:
       exchanges that match the expression '^(?!amq\.).*'
   cluster-partition-handling:
     type: string
-    default: ignore
+    default: autoheal
     description: |
       RabbitMQ offers three ways to deal with network partitions automatically.
       Available modes: