diff --git a/OpenTelemetryPlan/02-design-decisions.md b/OpenTelemetryPlan/02-design-decisions.md
index 184b40bca2..62b0d83fa3 100644
--- a/OpenTelemetryPlan/02-design-decisions.md
+++ b/OpenTelemetryPlan/02-design-decisions.md
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ enabled=1
 trace_transactions=1
 trace_consensus=1
 trace_rpc=1
-trace_peer=0          # Disable peer tracing (high volume, includes addresses)
+trace_peer=0          # Disable peer tracing (high volume)
 
 # Redact specific attributes
 redact_account=1      # Hash account addresses before export
diff --git a/OpenTelemetryPlan/04-code-samples.md b/OpenTelemetryPlan/04-code-samples.md
index 44827586d7..1452c30f5e 100644
--- a/OpenTelemetryPlan/04-code-samples.md
+++ b/OpenTelemetryPlan/04-code-samples.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
         bool traceTransactions = true;
         bool traceConsensus = true;
         bool traceRpc = true;
-        bool tracePeer = false;  // High volume, disabled by default
+        bool tracePeer = true;  // High volume, enabled by default
         bool traceLedger = true;
         bool tracePathfind = true;
         bool traceTxQ = true;
diff --git a/OpenTelemetryPlan/05-configuration-reference.md b/OpenTelemetryPlan/05-configuration-reference.md
index 6c7161be7b..d6f13e0d9d 100644
--- a/OpenTelemetryPlan/05-configuration-reference.md
+++ b/OpenTelemetryPlan/05-configuration-reference.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Add to `cfg/xrpld-example.cfg`:
 # trace_transactions=1     # Transaction relay and processing
 # trace_consensus=1        # Consensus rounds and proposals
 # trace_rpc=1              # RPC request handling
-# trace_peer=0             # Peer messages (high volume, disabled by default)
+# trace_peer=1             # Peer messages (high volume, enabled by default)
 # trace_ledger=1           # Ledger acquisition and building
 #
 # # Planned (not yet parsed by TelemetryConfig.cpp):
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ enabled=0
 | `trace_transactions`  | bool   | `true`                            | Enable transaction tracing                |
 | `trace_consensus`     | bool   | `true`                            | Enable consensus tracing                  |
 | `trace_rpc`           | bool   | `true`                            | Enable RPC tracing                        |
-| `trace_peer`          | bool   | `false`                           | Enable peer message tracing (high volume) |
+| `trace_peer`          | bool   | `true`                            | Enable peer message tracing (high volume) |
 | `trace_ledger`        | bool   | `true`                            | Enable ledger tracing                     |
 | `service_name`        | string | `"xrpld"`                         | Service name for traces                   |
 | `service_instance_id` | string | `<node_pubkey>`                   | Instance identifier                       |
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ setup_Telemetry(
     setup.traceTransactions = section.value_or("trace_transactions", true);
     setup.traceConsensus = section.value_or("trace_consensus", true);
     setup.traceRpc = section.value_or("trace_rpc", true);
-    setup.tracePeer = section.value_or("trace_peer", false);
+    setup.tracePeer = section.value_or("trace_peer", true);
     setup.traceLedger = section.value_or("trace_ledger", true);
     setup.tracePathfind = section.value_or("trace_pathfind", true);
     setup.traceTxQ = section.value_or("trace_txq", true);