diff --git a/dbmail/backends/mail.py b/dbmail/backends/mail.py
index 3d8d56e..8f9ed82 100644
--- a/dbmail/backends/mail.py
+++ b/dbmail/backends/mail.py
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ def _get_message(self):
 
     def _get_msg_with_track(self):
         message = self._message
+        if defaults.TRACK_ENABLE is False:
+            return message
         if ENABLE_LOGGING and self._template.enable_log:
             try:
                 domain = Site.objects.get_current().domain
diff --git a/dbmail/defaults.py b/dbmail/defaults.py
index d1ce577..cd5a497 100644
--- a/dbmail/defaults.py
+++ b/dbmail/defaults.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def get_settings(key, default):
 SIGNAL_DB_DEFERRED_PURGE = get_settings(
     'DB_MAILER_SIGNAL_DB_DEFERRED_PURGE', True)
 
-TRACK_ENABLE = get_settings('DB_MAILER_TRACK_ENABLE', False)
+TRACK_ENABLE = get_settings('DB_MAILER_TRACK_ENABLE', True)
 TRACK_PIXEL = get_settings(
     'DB_MAILER_TRACK_PIXEL',
     [
diff --git a/docs/conf.rst b/docs/conf.rst
index 14a47bf..f91c33e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.rst
+++ b/docs/conf.rst
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ App settings
     # If tracking is enabled, Logging must be enabled to.
     # DbMail urls must be configured.
     # Site framework must configured and installed.
-    DB_MAILER_TRACK_ENABLE = False
+    DB_MAILER_TRACK_ENABLE = True
 
     # Tracking image content and mime type
     DB_MAILER_TRACK_PIXEL = [