diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/client/naming/NamingService.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/client/naming/NamingService.java
index 053ce35eb5..43f0036961 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/client/naming/NamingService.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/client/naming/NamingService.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public abstract class NamingService {
 
     /** what classname should be used as the naming service impl? */
     public static final String PROP_IMPL = "i2p.naming.impl";
-    private static final String DEFAULT_IMPL = "net.i2p.client.naming.HostsTxtNamingService";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_IMPL = "net.i2p.client.naming.MetaNamingService";
 
     
     /** 
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 7dc84e2eff..5c810eee70 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Id: history.txt,v 1.259 2005/09/18 03:50:57 ragnarok Exp $
+$Id: history.txt,v 1.260 2005/09/18 18:08:18 jrandom Exp $
 
 2005-09-18  jrandom
     * Added support for pure 64bit linux with jbigi and the java service 
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ $Id: history.txt,v 1.259 2005/09/18 03:50:57 ragnarok Exp $
       et al for help testing!
     * UI cleanup in Syndie (thanks gloin and bar!)
 
+2005-09-18  Ragnarok
+    * Made MetaNamingService the default naming service.
+
 2005-09-17  Ragnarok
     * Implemented a naming service using Syndie's petname db.  It's not enabled
       by default, but you can try it out by setting