diff --git a/cidenc/encoder.go b/cidenc/encoder.go
index 6b8cefd75d9582c7127dc7d775b498dac7ccf4ed..83ef0168756fa9a422f851e6c4f95531cfbf389d 100644
--- a/cidenc/encoder.go
+++ b/cidenc/encoder.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type Encoder struct {
 
 // Default return a new default encoder
 func Default() Encoder {
-	return Encoder{Base: mbase.MustNewEncoder(mbase.Base58BTC)}
+	return Encoder{Base: mbase.MustNewEncoder(mbase.Base32)}
 }
 
 // Encode encodes the cid using the parameters of the Encoder