diff --git a/setup.cfg.template b/setup.cfg.template
index e8ba468..81647e6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg.template
+++ b/setup.cfg.template
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 # if you have disabled the relevent extension modules.  Agg will be used
 # by default.
 #
-#backend = Agg
+backend = WebAgg
 #
 
 [package_data]
