diff --git a/src/workgroups-variables.el b/src/workgroups-variables.el
index 594368d70c22f55cfd78c72d0669fde54a2a64a6..0fe06cb68a2b18d339b55d6c63eaaec87dc2c996 100644
--- a/src/workgroups-variables.el
+++ b/src/workgroups-variables.el
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
   :type 'string
   :group 'workgroups)
 
-(defcustom wg-load-last-workgroup nil
-  "Load last active, not first, workgroup from all your workgroups."
+(defcustom wg-load-last-workgroup t
+  "Load last active (not first) workgroup from all your workgroups if it exists."
   :group 'workgroups
   :type 'boolean)