diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 981fe532..5ab37632 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ Bash it can show some information about Git repositories in the shell prompt: th
 
 Additionally, you can view the status of your working copy and get the count of staged, unstaged and untracked files. This feature is controlled through the flag `SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS` as follows:
 
-Set `SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS` to 'true' to **show** the working copy details in your prompt:
+Set `SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS` to 'true' (the default value) to **show** the working copy details in your prompt:
 
 * `export SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS=true`
 
-Set `SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS` to 'false' (the default value) to **don't show** it:
+Set `SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS` to 'false' to **don't show** it:
 
 * `export SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS=false`
 
diff --git a/themes/base.theme.bash b/themes/base.theme.bash
index 13176e94..584fb9ce 100644
--- a/themes/base.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/base.theme.bash
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SCM_THEME_TAG_PREFIX='tag:'
 SCM_THEME_COMMIT_PREFIX='commit:'
 SCM_THEME_REMOTE_PREFIX=''
 
-SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS=${SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS:=false}
+SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS=${SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS:=true}
 
 SCM_GIT='git'
 SCM_GIT_CHAR='±'
diff --git a/themes/powerline-plain/powerline-plain.theme.bash b/themes/powerline-plain/powerline-plain.theme.bash
index 0ea915f3..dbe0f7c2 100644
--- a/themes/powerline-plain/powerline-plain.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline-plain/powerline-plain.theme.bash
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ VIRTUALENV_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR=35
 
 SCM_NONE_CHAR=""
 SCM_GIT_CHAR="⎇  "
-SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS=true
 
 SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN=""
 SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=""
diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
index a879ff17..1bc4eca9 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ VIRTUALENV_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR=35
 
 SCM_NONE_CHAR=""
 SCM_GIT_CHAR=" "
-SCM_GIT_SHOW_DETAILS=true
 
 SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN=""
 SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=""