diff --git a/src/migration/app-migration.ts b/src/migration/app-migration.ts
index fe202bcae..08f601778 100644
--- a/src/migration/app-migration.ts
+++ b/src/migration/app-migration.ts
@@ -352,4 +352,10 @@ export const appMigration: IAppMigration[] = [
       }
     },
   },
+    // Version 40
+    {
+      async beforeLnd(db, i) {
+        setItemObject<boolean>(StorageItem.requireGraphSync, true);
+      },
+    },
 ];
diff --git a/src/state/Settings.ts b/src/state/Settings.ts
index 4ea35d74a..087a60ff0 100644
--- a/src/state/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/state/Settings.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export const settings: ISettingsModel = {
     actions.setBitcoindPubRawBlock((await getItem(StorageItem.bitcoindPubRawBlock)) ?? "");
     actions.setBitcoindPubRawTx((await getItem(StorageItem.bitcoindPubRawTx)) ?? "");
     actions.setDunderServer((await getItem(StorageItem.dunderServer)) ?? "");
-    actions.setRequireGraphSync((await getItemObject(StorageItem.requireGraphSync)) ?? false);
+    actions.setRequireGraphSync((await getItemObject(StorageItem.requireGraphSync)) ?? true);
     actions.setDunderEnabled((await getItemObject(StorageItem.dunderEnabled)) ?? true);
     actions.setLndNoGraphCache((await getItemObject(StorageItem.lndNoGraphCache)) ?? false);
     actions.setInvoiceExpiry(
diff --git a/src/storage/app.ts b/src/storage/app.ts
index 20e7d7152..82e88a3a8 100644
--- a/src/storage/app.ts
+++ b/src/storage/app.ts
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export const setupApp = async () => {
     setItem(StorageItem.bitcoindPubRawBlock, bitcoindPubRawBlock),
     setItem(StorageItem.bitcoindPubRawTx, bitcoindPubRawTx),
     setItem(StorageItem.dunderServer, DEFAULT_DUNDER_SERVER),
-    setItemObject<boolean>(StorageItem.requireGraphSync, false),
+    setItemObject<boolean>(StorageItem.requireGraphSync, true),
     setItemObject<boolean>(StorageItem.dunderEnabled, true),
     setItemObject<boolean>(StorageItem.lndNoGraphCache, false),
     setItemObject<number>(StorageItem.invoiceExpiry, DEFAULT_INVOICE_EXPIRY),