diff --git a/pisi/configfile.py b/pisi/configfile.py
index 19064318..6a7cd5a4 100644
--- a/pisi/configfile.py
+++ b/pisi/configfile.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class GeneralDefaults:
     """Default values for [general] section"""
 #    destinationdirectory = os.getcwd() + "/tmp" # FOR ALPHA
     destinationdirectory = "/"
-    autoclean = False 
+    autoclean = True
     distribution = "Pardus"
     distribution_release = "0.1"