diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ba53bb8..603f5537 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ The plugin supports the following configuration parameters (apart from the ones
 | caBundleFile       | **[LINUX HTTPS ONLY]** Specifies the Certificate Authority certificate to use for validating HTTPS connections against the proxy. Useful when the proxy uses a self-signed certificate. **The certificate file must be in the PEM format**. If not specified, then the operating system's CA list is used. Only used when `validateProxyCerts` is `true`.                                                                | (none)                                |
 | caBundleDir        | **[LINUX HTTPS ONLY]** Specifies a folder containing one or more Certificate Authority certificates ot use for validating HTTPS connections against the proxy. Useful when the proxy uses a self-signed certificate. **Only certificate files in the PEM format and \*.pem extension will be considered**. If not specified, then the operating system's CA list is used. Only used when `validateProxyCerts` is `true`. | (none)                                |
 | validateProxyCerts | **[HTTPS ONLY]** When using a HTTPS proxy, the proxy certificates are validated by default when establishing a HTTPS connection. To disable the proxy certificate validation, set `validateProxyCerts` to `false` (insecure)                                                                                                                                                                                             | true                                  |
-| sendMetrics        | Set to true to send plugin troubleshoot metrics to the Metrics event type. Please see [this section](#troubleshooting-metrics) for more details                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | false                                 |
+| sendMetrics        | Set to true to send plugin troubleshoot metrics to the Metrics event type. Please see [this section](#troubleshooting-metrics) for more details                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | true                                 |
 
 #### Proxy support
 
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 1e47885f..6f277587 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func parseNRClientConfig(ctx unsafe.Pointer) (cfg NRClientConfig, err error) {
 
 	cfg.TimeoutSeconds, err = optInt(ctx, "httpClientTimeout", 5)
 
-	cfg.SendMetrics, err = optBool(ctx, "sendMetrics", false)
+	cfg.SendMetrics, err = optBool(ctx, "sendMetrics", true)
 
 	return
 }