diff --git a/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org b/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org
index 79c2879c..4e1ca065 100644
--- a/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org
+++ b/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ whenever there is an error.
   :preface
   (progn
     (defvar-setq org-startup-indented nil)
-    (defvar-setq org-startup-folded t)
+    (defvar-setq org-startup-folded nil)
     (defvar-setq org-edit-src-content-indentation 0)
     (defvar-setq org-src-preserve-indentation t)
     (defvar-setq org-directory "~/Dropbox/org")