diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/Editor/utils/fileState.test.js b/client/modules/IDE/components/Editor/utils/fileState.test.js
index bf33cd50f8..a9d1a0c426 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/Editor/utils/fileState.test.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/Editor/utils/fileState.test.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { createNewFileState, getFileMode } from './fileState';
 const defaultSettings = {
   linewrap: false,
   lineNumbers: false,
-  autocomplete: false,
+  autocomplete: true,
   autocloseBracketsQuotes: false,
   onUpdateLinting: () => {},
   onViewUpdate: () => {},
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('createNewFileState - Settings', () => {
     const settings = {
       linewrap: true,
       lineNumbers: true,
-      autocomplete: false,
+      autocomplete: true,
       autocloseBracketsQuotes: false,
       onUpdateLinting: jest.fn(),
       onViewUpdate: jest.fn()
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('createNewFileState - Settings', () => {
     const settings = {
       linewrap: false,
       lineNumbers: true,
-      autocomplete: false,
+      autocomplete: true,
       autocloseBracketsQuotes: false,
       onUpdateLinting: jest.fn(),
       onViewUpdate: jest.fn()
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ describe('createNewFileState - Settings', () => {
     const settings = {
       linewrap: false,
       lineNumbers: true,
-      autocomplete: false,
+      autocomplete: true,
       autocloseBracketsQuotes: false,
       onUpdateLinting: jest.fn(),
       onViewUpdate: jest.fn()
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ describe('createNewFileState - Settings', () => {
     const settings = {
       linewrap: false,
       lineNumbers: false,
-      autocomplete: false,
+      autocomplete: true,
       autocloseBracketsQuotes: false,
       onUpdateLinting: jest.fn(),
       onViewUpdate: jest.fn()
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('createNewFileState - Settings', () => {
     const settings = {
       linewrap: false,
       lineNumbers: false,
-      autocomplete: false,
+      autocomplete: true,
       autocloseBracketsQuotes: true,
       onUpdateLinting: jest.fn(),
       onViewUpdate: jest.fn()
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ describe('createNewFileState - Settings', () => {
     const settings = {
       linewrap: false,
       lineNumbers: false,
-      autocomplete: false,
+      autocomplete: true,
       autocloseBracketsQuotes: false,
       onUpdateLinting: jest.fn(),
       onViewUpdate: jest.fn()
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/reducers/preferences.ts b/client/modules/IDE/reducers/preferences.ts
index f890bb2ccb..55e5a1c816 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/reducers/preferences.ts
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/reducers/preferences.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const initialState: PreferencesState = {
   autorefresh: false,
   language: i18n.language,
   autocloseBracketsQuotes: true,
-  autocompleteHinter: false
+  autocompleteHinter: true
 };
 
 export const preferences = (
diff --git a/client/testData/testServerResponses.js b/client/testData/testServerResponses.js
index 9675b005b6..abf47baad9 100644
--- a/client/testData/testServerResponses.js
+++ b/client/testData/testServerResponses.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const userResponse = {
     autorefresh: false,
     language: 'en-US',
     autocloseBracketsQuotes: true,
-    autocompleteHinter: false
+    autocompleteHinter: true
   },
   apiKeys: [],
   verified: 'verified',