diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py
index 08cd341a0e..019bb2d984 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ class PaypalMethod(BasePaymentProvider):
         }))
 
     def _payment_abort_pending_allowed(self, payment) -> bool:
-        if not self.settings.get('allow_retries_during_compliance_hold', as_type=bool, default=False):
+        if not self.settings.get('allow_retries_during_compliance_hold', as_type=bool, default=True):
             return False
 
         if payment.info_data.get('create_time', False):
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/signals.py b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/signals.py
index 0735310c0f..a3bc10d777 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/signals.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/signals.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def signal_process_response(sender, request: HttpRequest, response: HttpResponse
 
 settings_hierarkey.add_default('payment_paypal_debug_buyer_country', '', str)
 settings_hierarkey.add_default('payment_paypal_method_wallet', True, bool)
-settings_hierarkey.add_default('payment_paypal_allow_retries_during_compliance_hold', False, bool)
+settings_hierarkey.add_default('payment_paypal_allow_retries_during_compliance_hold', True, bool)
 settings_hierarkey.add_default('payment_paypal_timeout_payment_during_compliance_hold', 10, int)