diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index bbd825a9a..91d0d5896 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ SEARCH_TIMEOUT=5
 QUERY_TIMEOUT=5
 
 # Thumbnails Generation
-ENABLE_THUMBNAIL_GENERATION=false
+ENABLE_THUMBNAIL_GENERATION=true
 
 # S3 configuration
 USE_S3=false