diff --git a/admin/settings/courses.php b/admin/settings/courses.php
index 0f1d394f5dc..5f83df78721 100644
--- a/admin/settings/courses.php
+++ b/admin/settings/courses.php
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ if ($hassiteconfig or has_any_capability($capabilities, $systemcontext)) {
     // Completion tracking.
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_heading('progress', new lang_string('completion','completion'), ''));
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_configselect('moodlecourse/enablecompletion', new lang_string('completion', 'completion'),
-        new lang_string('enablecompletion_help', 'completion'), 0, array(0 => new lang_string('no'), 1 => new lang_string('yes'))));
+        new lang_string('enablecompletion_help', 'completion'), 1, array(0 => new lang_string('no'), 1 => new lang_string('yes'))));
 
     // Groups.
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_heading('groups', new lang_string('groups', 'group'), ''));
diff --git a/lang/en/completion.php b/lang/en/completion.php
index c19e306bb8b..11214569ed0 100644
--- a/lang/en/completion.php
+++ b/lang/en/completion.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ $string['dependencies'] = 'Dependencies';
 $string['dependenciescompleted'] = 'Completion of other courses';
 $string['editcoursecompletionsettings'] = 'Edit course completion settings';
 $string['enablecompletion'] = 'Enable completion tracking';
-$string['enablecompletion_help'] = 'If enabled, activity completion conditions may be set in the activity settings and/or course completion conditions may be set.';
+$string['enablecompletion_help'] = 'If enabled, activity completion conditions may be set in the activity settings and/or course completion conditions may be set. It is recommended to have this enabled in order for the course progress dashboard to display meaningful data.';
 $string['enrolmentduration'] = 'Enrolment duration';
 $string['enrolmentdurationlength'] = 'User must remain enrolled for';
 $string['err_noactivities'] = 'Completion information is not enabled for any activity, so none can be displayed. You can enable completion information by editing the settings for an activity.';