diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 0e50fcaf..58486904 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
 ## REDIS_HOST - Redis host (Default: localhost, use "redis" for docker-compose)
 ## REDIS_PORT - Redis port (Default: 6379)
 ## REDIS_PASSWORD - Redis password (Default: "")
-## WIPE_REDIS_ON_START - Wipes data / index on start (Default: False)
+## WIPE_REDIS_ON_START - Wipes data / index on start (Default: True)
 # REDIS_HOST=localhost
 # REDIS_PORT=6379
 # REDIS_PASSWORD=
-# WIPE_REDIS_ON_START=False
+# WIPE_REDIS_ON_START=True
 
 ### WEAVIATE
 ## MEMORY_BACKEND - Use 'weaviate' to use Weaviate vector storage
diff --git a/autogpt/config/config.py b/autogpt/config/config.py
index b1241d54..0c4576da 100644
--- a/autogpt/config/config.py
+++ b/autogpt/config/config.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
         self.redis_host = os.getenv("REDIS_HOST", "localhost")
         self.redis_port = os.getenv("REDIS_PORT", "6379")
         self.redis_password = os.getenv("REDIS_PASSWORD", "")
-        self.wipe_redis_on_start = os.getenv("WIPE_REDIS_ON_START", "False") == "True"
+        self.wipe_redis_on_start = os.getenv("WIPE_REDIS_ON_START", "True") == "True"
         self.memory_index = os.getenv("MEMORY_INDEX", "auto-gpt")
         # Note that indexes must be created on db 0 in redis, this is not configurable.