diff --git a/packages/app/constants/defaultSettings.json b/packages/app/constants/defaultSettings.json
index e3b89643..539fb046 100644
--- a/packages/app/constants/defaultSettings.json
+++ b/packages/app/constants/defaultSettings.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "postCard_carrusel_auto": true,
     "postCard_expansible_actions": true,
     "feed_max_fetch": 20,
+    "style.compactMode": false,
     "language": "en",
     "sidebarKeys": [
         "main",