diff --git a/src/game/shared/neo/neo_player_shared.cpp b/src/game/shared/neo/neo_player_shared.cpp
index f5fe86697..b1d43455b 100644
--- a/src/game/shared/neo/neo_player_shared.cpp
+++ b/src/game/shared/neo/neo_player_shared.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void CheckPingButton(CNEO_Player* player)
 	}
 }
 
-ConVar sv_neo_bot_cmdr_enable("sv_neo_bot_cmdr_enable", "0",
+ConVar sv_neo_bot_cmdr_enable("sv_neo_bot_cmdr_enable", "1",
 	FCVAR_REPLICATED | FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "Allow bots to follow you after you press use on them", true, 0, true, 1);
 
 #ifdef GAME_DLL