diff --git a/agent/config/default.go b/agent/config/default.go
index b266a83b90..9d96f5a5c3 100644
--- a/agent/config/default.go
+++ b/agent/config/default.go
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ func DevSource() Source {
 		ui = true
 		log_level = "DEBUG"
 		server = true
+
+		connect = {
+			enabled = true
+		}
 		performance = {
 			raft_multiplier = 1
 		}
diff --git a/agent/config/runtime_test.go b/agent/config/runtime_test.go
index 3268c6c703..82787482f1 100644
--- a/agent/config/runtime_test.go
+++ b/agent/config/runtime_test.go
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ func TestConfigFlagsAndEdgecases(t *testing.T) {
 				rt.AdvertiseAddrLAN = ipAddr("127.0.0.1")
 				rt.AdvertiseAddrWAN = ipAddr("127.0.0.1")
 				rt.BindAddr = ipAddr("127.0.0.1")
+				rt.ConnectEnabled = true
 				rt.DevMode = true
 				rt.DisableAnonymousSignature = true
 				rt.DisableKeyringFile = true