diff --git a/src/demo.h b/src/demo.h
index 8e19de3..8300147 100644
--- a/src/demo.h
+++ b/src/demo.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Vk_Demo {
     bool show_ui = true;
     bool vsync = true;
     bool animate = false;
-    bool raytracing_active = false;
+    bool raytracing_active = true;
     bool show_texture_lod = false;
     bool spp4 = false;