diff --git a/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/unbound-control.conf b/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/unbound-control.conf
index 7a92f383..94a44f99 100644
--- a/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/unbound-control.conf
+++ b/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/unbound-control.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 remote-control:
 # Enable remote control with unbound-control(8) here.
 # set up the keys and certificates with unbound-control-setup.
-control-enable: no
+control-enable: yes
 
 # what interfaces are listened to for remote control.
 # give 0.0.0.0 and ::0 to listen to all interfaces.