diff --git a/src/memory/params.py b/src/memory/params.py
index a04e98b1..8853e754 100644
--- a/src/memory/params.py
+++ b/src/memory/params.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Params(object):
             <param name="Password" value="" type="password" />
             <param name="%(history_param)s" label="%(history_label)s" value="20" constraint="0;100" type="int" security="0" />
             <param name="%(show_offline_contacts)s" label="%(show_offline_contacts_label)s" value="false" type="bool" security="0" />
-            <param name="%(show_empty_groups)s" label="%(show_empty_groups_label)s" value="false" type="bool" security="0" />
+            <param name="%(show_empty_groups)s" label="%(show_empty_groups_label)s" value="true" type="bool" security="0" />
         </category>
         <category name="Connection" label="%(category_connection)s">
             <param name="JabberID" value="name@example.org/SàT" type="string" />