diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b005c7..d12cefb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ HTTPigeon.configure do |config|
   config.redactor_string = # Set a string that should be used as the replacement when redacting sensitive data. Default: '[FILTERED]'
   config.log_redactor = # Specify an object to be used for redacting data before logging. Must respond to #redact(data<Hash, String>). Default: nil
   config.event_logger = # Specify an object to be used for logging request roundtrip events. Default: $stdout
-  config.auto_generate_request_id = # Auto-generate a uuid for each request and store in a 'X-Request-Id' header?
-  config.exception_notifier = # Specify an object to be used for reporting errors. Must respond to #notify_exception(e<Exception>)
-  config.notify_all_exceptions = # Do you want these errors to actually get reported/notified?
+  config.auto_generate_request_id = # Auto-generate a uuid for each request and store in a 'X-Request-Id' header? Default: true
+  config.exception_notifier = # Specify an object to be used for reporting errors. Must respond to #notify_exception(e<Exception>). Must be defined if :notify_all_exceptions is true
+  config.notify_all_exceptions = # Do you want these errors to actually get reported/notified? Default: false
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/httpigeon/configuration.rb b/lib/httpigeon/configuration.rb
index 48a8600..ba67722 100644
--- a/lib/httpigeon/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/httpigeon/configuration.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def initialize
       @redactor_string = '[FILTERED]'
       @log_redactor = nil
       @event_logger = nil
-      @auto_generate_request_id = false
+      @auto_generate_request_id = true
       @notify_all_exceptions = false
       @exception_notifier = nil
     end