diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 53a3b6b9..01a72b8c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         "php": ">=5.5",
         "illuminate/contracts": "^5.0",
         "illuminate/support": "^5.0",
-        "bugsnag/bugsnag": "^3.15.0",
+        "bugsnag/bugsnag": "^3.17.0",
         "bugsnag/bugsnag-psr-logger": "^1.4",
         "monolog/monolog": "^1.12"
     },
diff --git a/config/bugsnag.php b/config/bugsnag.php
index 63f49cb6..ac45ae8e 100644
--- a/config/bugsnag.php
+++ b/config/bugsnag.php
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@
     | Auto Capture Sessions
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |
-    | Enable this to start tracking sessions and deliver them to Bugsnag.
+    | Disable this to stop automatically tracking sessions.
     |
     */
 
-    'auto_capture_sessions' => env('BUGSNAG_CAPTURE_SESSIONS', false),
+    'auto_capture_sessions' => env('BUGSNAG_CAPTURE_SESSIONS', true),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------