diff --git a/cmd/tendermint/commands/run_node.go b/cmd/tendermint/commands/run_node.go
index c71b4783f..0f37bb319 100644
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/run_node.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/run_node.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func AddNodeFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().String("p2p.laddr", config.P2P.ListenAddress, "Node listen address. (0.0.0.0:0 means any interface, any port)")
 	cmd.Flags().String("p2p.seeds", config.P2P.Seeds, "Comma delimited host:port seed nodes")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("p2p.skip_upnp", config.P2P.SkipUPNP, "Skip UPNP configuration")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("p2p.pex", config.P2P.PexReactor, "Enable Peer-Exchange (dev feature)")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("p2p.pex", config.P2P.PexReactor, "Enable/disable Peer-Exchange")
 
 	// consensus flags
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("consensus.create_empty_blocks", config.Consensus.CreateEmptyBlocks, "Set this to false to only produce blocks when there are txs or when the AppHash changes")
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 783758896..7f779d9a2 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ func DefaultP2PConfig() *P2PConfig {
 		MaxMsgPacketPayloadSize: 1024,   // 1 kB
 		SendRate:                512000, // 500 kB/s
 		RecvRate:                512000, // 500 kB/s
+		PexReactor:              true,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/p2p/pex_reactor.go b/p2p/pex_reactor.go
index 960c8c641..9f6a9490e 100644
--- a/p2p/pex_reactor.go
+++ b/p2p/pex_reactor.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (r *PEXReactor) Receive(chID byte, src Peer, msgBytes []byte) {
 		r.Logger.Error("Error decoding message", "err", err)
 		return
 	}
-	r.Logger.Info("Received message", "msg", msg)
+	r.Logger.Debug("Received message", "src", src, "chId", chID, "msg", msg)
 
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case *pexRequestMessage: