diff --git a/src/handler.rs b/src/handler.rs
index 7ccfd71..8597409 100644
--- a/src/handler.rs
+++ b/src/handler.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl MietteHandlerOpts {
         } else if let Ok(env) = std::env::var("NO_GRAPHICS") {
             env == "0"
         } else {
-            false
+            true
         }
     }