diff --git a/fe/http.go b/fe/http.go
index d07df1687e402ef1393d82c4d2d4606171a4322b..f5d743de37e29f7491a0aaece461e1799ccd36ec 100644
--- a/fe/http.go
+++ b/fe/http.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	proxyStreams = flag.Bool("enable-icecast-proxy", false, "Proxy the local icecast")
+	proxyStreams = flag.Bool("enable-icecast-proxy", true, "Proxy the local icecast daemon")
 
 	disableDebug  = flag.Bool("disable-debug", false, "Disable /debug/ URLs")
 	restrictDebug = flag.Bool("restrict-debug", true, "Restrict access to /debug/ URLs to localhost")