diff --git a/conf.d/jabberclient.conf.sample b/conf.d/jabberclient.conf.sample
index 23080265..acde7be1 100644
--- a/conf.d/jabberclient.conf.sample
+++ b/conf.d/jabberclient.conf.sample
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@
 ; Allowed values are boolean values or 'verbose' string
 ; If verbose is specified, XML elements' children, attributes or text will be
 ;  shown on separate lines
-; Defaults to no
-;printxml=no
+; Defaults to verbose
+;printxml=verbose
diff --git a/libs/yjabber/jbengine.cpp b/libs/yjabber/jbengine.cpp
index b249d50c..7aebbf5d 100644
--- a/libs/yjabber/jbengine.cpp
+++ b/libs/yjabber/jbengine.cpp
@@ -748,7 +748,10 @@ void JBEngine::initialize(const NamedList& params)
     int lvl = params.getIntValue("debug_level",-1);
     if (lvl != -1)
 	debugLevel(lvl);
+    JBClientEngine* client = YOBJECT(JBClientEngine,this);
     String tmp = params.getValue("printxml");
+    if (!tmp && client)
+	tmp = "verbose";
     m_printXml = tmp.toBoolean() ? -1: ((tmp == "verbose") ? 1 : 0);
 
     m_streamReadBuffer = fixValue(params,"stream_readbuffer",