diff --git a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
index cb9ef224fb..7962ef8930 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
+++ b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
@@ -601,13 +601,12 @@
     Cap_ViewerStartAuction = ""
     Cap_ViewerStats = ""
 
-    ; The various fetch inventory caps are supported by OpenSim, but may
-    ; lead to poor sim performance if served by the simulators,
-    ; so they are currently disabled by default.
+    ; Capabilities for fetching inventory over HTTP rather than UDP
     ; FetchInventoryDescendents2 and FetchInventory2 are the ones used in the latest Linden Lab viewers (from some point in the v2 series and above)
+    ; It appears that Linden Lab viewer 3.3.1 onwards will not work properly if FetchInventoryDescendents2 and FetchInventory2 are not enabled
     Cap_WebFetchInventoryDescendents = ""
-    Cap_FetchInventoryDescendents2 = ""
-    Cap_FetchInventory2 = ""
+    Cap_FetchInventoryDescendents2 = "localhost"
+    Cap_FetchInventory2 = "localhost"
     
 
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