diff --git a/.beads/config.yaml b/.beads/config.yaml
index f242785..78174d4 100644
--- a/.beads/config.yaml
+++ b/.beads/config.yaml
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@
 # This setting persists across clones (unlike database config which is gitignored).
 # Can also use BEADS_SYNC_BRANCH env var for local override.
 # If not set, bd sync will require you to run 'bd config set sync.branch <branch>'.
-# sync-branch: "beads-sync"
-
+sync-branch: "beads-sync"
 # Multi-repo configuration (experimental - bd-307)
 # Allows hydrating from multiple repositories and routing writes to the correct JSONL
 # repos: