diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4639887..ced4f88 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ eth-account | Ethereum account ID for the bot
 eth-password | Ethereum account password for the bot
 eth-rpc-url | RPC URL to Ethereum node, e.g. Geth. Either local or remote
 eth-wallet-file | Location of wallet file. If Geth is run with the parameters as given below, it will reside under `$HOME/.ropsten/keystore`
-offline-signing | Specifies whether to sign transactions locally before sending. Default is false. Set to true when connecting to e.g. Infura or any remote Geth node that does not unlock accounts
+offline-signing | Specifies whether to sign transactions locally before sending. Default is true. Set to false when connecting to local Geth node that unlocks accounts
 tokenreg-base-format | Should be set to `:status`
 github-client-id | Related to OAuth. Copied from GitHub account Settings->Developer settings->OAuth Apps
 github-client-secret | Related to OAuth. Copied from GitHub account Settings->Developer settings->OAuth Apps
diff --git a/src/clj/commiteth/eth/core.clj b/src/clj/commiteth/eth/core.clj
index 5286c04..97c5d6a 100644
--- a/src/clj/commiteth/eth/core.clj
+++ b/src/clj/commiteth/eth/core.clj
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 (defn eth-password [] (:eth-password env))
 (defn gas-estimate-factor [] (env :gas-estimate-factor 1.0))
 (defn auto-gas-price? [] (env :auto-gas-price false))
-(defn offline-signing? [] (env :offline-signing false))
+(defn offline-signing? [] (env :offline-signing true))
 
 (defn wallet-file-path []
   (env :eth-wallet-file))