diff --git a/server/RdtClient.Data/Models/Internal/DbSettings.cs b/server/RdtClient.Data/Models/Internal/DbSettings.cs
index 6df3281..f5707b4 100644
--- a/server/RdtClient.Data/Models/Internal/DbSettings.cs
+++ b/server/RdtClient.Data/Models/Internal/DbSettings.cs
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ http://127.0.0.1:6800/jsonrpc.")]
     public DownloadClientLogLevel LogLevel { get; set; } = DownloadClientLogLevel.None;
 
     [DisplayName("Sanitize filenames")]
-    [Description("Strip characters from filenames and torrent directory names that cause issues on Linux containers (square brackets, curly braces, control characters) and collapse multiple consecutive spaces. Recommended on; disable only if you need to preserve the exact filenames from the debrid provider.")]
-    public Boolean SanitizeFilenames { get; set; } = true;
+    [Description("Strip characters from filenames and torrent directory names that cause issues on Linux containers (square brackets, curly braces, control characters) and collapse multiple consecutive spaces. Defaults to on for Linux hosts and off elsewhere, since the issue only reproduces on Linux; toggle to override.")]
+    public Boolean SanitizeFilenames { get; set; } = OperatingSystem.IsLinux();
 }
 
 public class DbSettingsProvider