diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/properties/ForgePreferences.java b/src/main/java/forge/properties/ForgePreferences.java
index 58728db892f..7b4d84a0768 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/properties/ForgePreferences.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/properties/ForgePreferences.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class ForgePreferences {
         prefs.put("ui.layout.params", "");
         prefs.put("ui.smooth.land", "false");
         prefs.put("ui.use.skin", "default");
-        prefs.put("ui.card.overlay", "false");
+        prefs.put("ui.card.overlay", "true");
         prefs.put("ui.upload.draft", "false");
         prefs.put("ui.scale.larger", "false");
         prefs.put("ui.max.stack", "3");