diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 30cf634..e695752 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -2458,7 +2458,7 @@ static struct config_schema g_config_behaviour[] =
 	{ .name      = "backlog_helper",
 	  .comment   = "Shell command to display a buffer's history",
 	  .type      = CONFIG_ITEM_STRING,
-	  .default_  = "\"LESSSECURE=1 less -M -R +G\"" },
+	  .default_  = "\"LESSSECURE=1 less -M -R +Gb\"" },
 	{ .name      = "backlog_helper_strip_formatting",
 	  .comment   = "Strip formatting from backlog helper input",
 	  .type      = CONFIG_ITEM_BOOLEAN,