diff --git a/conventional.yaml b/conventional.yaml
index 257f61a3..e3d977e4 100644
--- a/conventional.yaml
+++ b/conventional.yaml
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ accounts:
     skip-server-password: false
 
     # enable login to accounts via the PASS command, e.g., PASS account:password
-    # this is sometimes useful for compatibility with old clients that don't support SASL
+    # this is useful for compatibility with old clients that don't support SASL
     login-via-pass-command: false
 
     # require-sasl controls whether clients are required to have accounts
diff --git a/default.yaml b/default.yaml
index c0c768a9..259737c1 100644
--- a/default.yaml
+++ b/default.yaml
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ accounts:
     skip-server-password: false
 
     # enable login to accounts via the PASS command, e.g., PASS account:password
-    # this is sometimes useful for compatibility with old clients that don't support SASL
-    login-via-pass-command: false
+    # this is useful for compatibility with old clients that don't support SASL
+    login-via-pass-command: true
 
     # require-sasl controls whether clients are required to have accounts
     # (and sign into them using SASL) to connect to the server