diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Aws/S3/FileDescription.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Aws/S3/FileDescription.ts
index 17e7642ff2..208b847b3d 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Aws/S3/FileDescription.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Aws/S3/FileDescription.ts
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ export const fileFields = [
 		displayName: 'Binary Data',
 		name: 'binaryData',
 		type: 'boolean',
-		default: false,
+		default: true,
 		displayOptions: {
 			show: {
 				operation: [