diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu
index 6f132ae1f6..5a07a15c47 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ $env.config = {
                 max_completion_width: 50,
                 # max_completion_height: 10, # will be limited by the available lines in the terminal
                 padding: 0,
-                border: false,
+                border: true,
                 cursor_offset: 0,
                 description_mode: "prefer_right"
                 min_description_width: 0