diff --git a/lib/parse.js b/lib/parse.js
index dc88fbcc..ba05d27c 100644
--- a/lib/parse.js
+++ b/lib/parse.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var defaults = {
     charset: 'utf-8',
     charsetSentinel: false,
     comma: false,
-    decodeDotInKeys: false,
+    decodeDotInKeys: true,
     decoder: utils.decode,
     delimiter: '&',
     depth: 5,