diff --git matplotlibrc.template matplotlibrc.template
index fdbbf26..6902fe9 100644
--- matplotlibrc.template
+++ matplotlibrc.template
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
 # You can also deploy your own backend outside of matplotlib by
 # referring to the module name (which must be in the PYTHONPATH) as
 # 'module://my_backend'.
-backend      : %(backend)s
+backend      : Qt4Agg
 
 # If you are using the Qt4Agg backend, you can choose here
 # to use the PyQt4 bindings or the newer PySide bindings to
 # the underlying Qt4 toolkit.
-#backend.qt4 : PyQt4        # PyQt4 | PySide
+backend.qt4 : PyQt4        # PyQt4 | PySide
 
 # Note that this can be overridden by the environment variable
 # QT_API used by Enthought Tool Suite (ETS); valid values are