diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index e79b9c00..8a2be931 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ defaults:
     values:
       layout: post
       comments: true
+      share: true
 
 # Plugins
 gems:
diff --git a/_layouts/post.html b/_layouts/post.html
index c88e86a9..417430be 100644
--- a/_layouts/post.html
+++ b/_layouts/post.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ layout: default
     <hr />
 
     <footer role="contentinfo">
-      {% if page.share != false %}{% include social-share.html %}{% endif %}
+      {% if page.share %}{% include social-share.html %}{% endif %}
       {% if page.date %}
         <p class="byline"><strong>{{ page.title }}</strong> was published on <time datetime="{{ page.date | date_to_xmlschema }}">{{ page.date | date: "%B %d, %Y" }}</time>{% if page.modified %} and last modified on <time datetime="{{ page.modified | date: "%Y-%m-%d" }}">{{ page.modified | date: "%B %d, %Y" }}</time>{% endif %}.</p>
       {% endif %}