diff --git setup.cfg.template setup.cfg.template
index 9d50b44..1725537 100644
--- setup.cfg.template
+++ setup.cfg.template
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 # if you have disabled the relevent extension modules.  Agg will be used
 # by default.
 #
-#backend = Agg
+backend = Qt4Agg
 #
 
 [package_data]