diff --git a/rakelib/plugins-metadata.json b/rakelib/plugins-metadata.json
index c6bd39451..f073fd749 100644
--- a/rakelib/plugins-metadata.json
+++ b/rakelib/plugins-metadata.json
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
     "skip-list": false
   },
   "logstash-input-twitter": {
-    "default-plugins": false,
+    "default-plugins": true,
     "skip-list": false
   },
   "logstash-input-udp": {