diff --git a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/tracedrawingproperties.h b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/tracedrawingproperties.h
index 20158a2b..1ae4c238 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/tracedrawingproperties.h
+++ b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/tracedrawingproperties.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
     unsigned int banksPerGroup;
 
     TraceDrawingProperties(bool drawText = true, bool drawBorder = true,
-                           DependencyOptions drawDependenciesOption = {DependencyOption::Disabled, DependencyTextOption::Disabled},
+                           DependencyOptions drawDependenciesOption = {DependencyOption::Disabled, DependencyTextOption::Enabled},
                            ColorGrouping colorGrouping = ColorGrouping::PhaseType);
     ~TraceDrawingProperties();
 
diff --git a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/traceplot.cpp b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/traceplot.cpp
index 2c47f948..eba52055 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/traceplot.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/traceplot.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void TracePlot::setUpActions()
     allDependencies->setCheckable(true);
     switchDrawDependencyTextsOption->setCheckable(true);
 
-    switchDrawDependencyTextsOption->setChecked(false);
+    switchDrawDependencyTextsOption->setChecked(true);
 
     QObject::connect(disabledDependencies, &QAction::triggered, this,
                      [&]()