diff --git a/glide.lock b/glide.lock
index db1f821..1629e4a 100644
--- a/glide.lock
+++ b/glide.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 hash: 5f6a20dfcbd0d3f8669061128596d7b554934928a05f38a7e8d385c9c78b82d8
-updated: 2020-02-05T16:49:48.973286-05:00
+updated: 2020-02-08T01:01:00.237797-05:00
 imports:
 - name: github.com/sirupsen/logrus
   version: 3e01752db0189b9157070a0e1668a620f9a85da2
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ imports:
   subpackages:
   - unix
   - windows
-testImports: []
+testImports:
+- name: github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig
+  version: 0b417c4ec4a8a82eecc22a1459a504aa55163d61
diff --git a/settings.go b/settings.go
index ec24c46..70242c2 100644
--- a/settings.go
+++ b/settings.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// DefaultUseStatsd use statsd as a stats sink, default is false.
-	DefaultUseStatsd = false
+	// DefaultUseStatsd use statsd as a stats sink, default is true.
+	DefaultUseStatsd = true
 	// DefaultStatsdHost is the default address where statsd is running at.
 	DefaultStatsdHost = "localhost"
 	// DefaultStatsdPort is the default port where statsd is listening at.
diff --git a/settings_test.go b/settings_test.go
index f75db06..21a1546 100644
--- a/settings_test.go
+++ b/settings_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package stats
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig"
 )
 
 func testSetenv(t *testing.T, pairs ...string) (reset func()) {
@@ -12,8 +15,14 @@ func testSetenv(t *testing.T, pairs ...string) (reset func()) {
 		val := pairs[i+1]
 
 		prev, exists := os.LookupEnv(key)
-		if err := os.Setenv(key, val); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("setting env key: %s: %s", key, err)
+		if val == "" {
+			if err := os.Unsetenv(key); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("deleting env key: %s: %s", key, err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			if err := os.Setenv(key, val); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("setting env key: %s: %s", key, err)
+			}
 		}
 		if exists {
 			fns = append(fns, func() { os.Setenv(key, prev) })
@@ -28,6 +37,26 @@ func testSetenv(t *testing.T, pairs ...string) (reset func()) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSettingsCompat(t *testing.T) {
+	reset := testSetenv(t,
+		"USE_STATSD", "",
+		"STATSD_HOST", "",
+		"STATSD_PORT", "",
+		"GOSTATS_FLUSH_INTERVAL_SECONDS", "",
+	)
+	defer reset()
+
+	var e Settings
+	if err := envconfig.Process("", &e); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	s := GetSettings()
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(e, s) {
+		t.Fatalf("Default Settings: want: %+v got: %+v", e, s)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSettingsDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	reset := testSetenv(t,
 		"USE_STATSD", "",