diff --git a/src/lerobot/robots/so_follower/config_so_follower.py b/src/lerobot/robots/so_follower/config_so_follower.py
index e9ce27123..1ee589bda 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/robots/so_follower/config_so_follower.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/robots/so_follower/config_so_follower.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class SOFollowerConfig:
     cameras: dict[str, CameraConfig] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
     # Set to `True` for backward compatibility with previous policies/dataset
-    use_degrees: bool = False
+    use_degrees: bool = True
 
 
 @RobotConfig.register_subclass("so101_follower")
diff --git a/src/lerobot/teleoperators/so_leader/config_so_leader.py b/src/lerobot/teleoperators/so_leader/config_so_leader.py
index dd55196d7..2b4f782a7 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/teleoperators/so_leader/config_so_leader.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/teleoperators/so_leader/config_so_leader.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class SOLeaderConfig:
     port: str
 
     # Whether to use degrees for angles
-    use_degrees: bool = False
+    use_degrees: bool = True
 
 
 @TeleoperatorConfig.register_subclass("so101_leader")