diff --git a/default.cfg b/default.cfg
index fb0ef37..44c814a 100644
--- a/default.cfg
+++ b/default.cfg
@@ -1955,10 +1955,10 @@ nl_property_brace               = ignore   # ignore/add/remove/force
 nl_inside_namespace             = 0        # unsigned number
 
 # Whether to remove blank lines after '{'.
-eat_blanks_after_open_brace     = false    # true/false
+eat_blanks_after_open_brace     = true     # true/false
 
 # Whether to remove blank lines before '}'.
-eat_blanks_before_close_brace   = false    # true/false
+eat_blanks_before_close_brace   = true     # true/false
 
 # How aggressively to remove extra newlines not in preprocessor.
 #