diff --git a/panda/src/pgui/config_pgui.cxx b/panda/src/pgui/config_pgui.cxx
index 887d56fc5a..c633c582b8 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgui/config_pgui.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pgui/config_pgui.cxx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ConfigureFn(config_pgui) {
   init_libpgui();
 }
 
-const bool pgui_quick = config_pgui.GetBool("pgui-quick", false);
+const bool pgui_quick = config_pgui.GetBool("pgui-quick", true);
 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////