diff --git a/swill.go b/swill.go
index eccd984..7c7fd5f 100644
--- a/swill.go
+++ b/swill.go
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func userTimeline(f timelineFlags, args []string) error {
 func userTimelineCommand() (goutil.CommandFlagsInit, goutil.CommandFunc) {
 	f := timelineFlags{}
 	flagsInit := func(s *flag.FlagSet) {
-		s.BoolVar(&f.ignoreBoosts, "ignore-boosts", false, "")
+		s.BoolVar(&f.ignoreBoosts, "ignore-boosts", true, "")
 	}
 	return flagsInit, func(args []string) error { return userTimeline(f, args) }
 }