diff --git a/doc/config b/doc/config
index fa153e84..1501e2af 100644
--- a/doc/config
+++ b/doc/config
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
 ##
 #visualizer_type = wave
 #
+#visualizer_autoscale = no
+#
 #visualizer_look = ●▮
 #
 #visualizer_color = blue, cyan, green, yellow, magenta, red
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 8e71ee94..fe79baca 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ bool Configuration::read(const std::vector<std::string> &config_paths, bool igno
 			boundsCheck<std::wstring::size_type>(result.size(), 2, 2);
 			return result;
 	});
-	p.add("visualizer_autoscale", &visualizer_autoscale, "yes", yes_no);
+	p.add("visualizer_autoscale", &visualizer_autoscale, "no", yes_no);
 	p.add("visualizer_spectrum_smooth_look", &visualizer_spectrum_smooth_look, "yes", yes_no);
 	p.add("visualizer_spectrum_dft_size", &visualizer_spectrum_dft_size,
 			"2", [](std::string v) {