diff --git a/conf/autoload_configs/switch.conf.xml b/conf/autoload_configs/switch.conf.xml
index 7cb3ecfa90..8ed87a6e85 100644
--- a/conf/autoload_configs/switch.conf.xml
+++ b/conf/autoload_configs/switch.conf.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     <param name="crash-protection" value="false"/>
     <param name="mailer-app" value="sendmail"/>
     <param name="mailer-app-args" value="-t"/>
+    <param name="dump-cores" value="yes"/>
     <!--RTP port range -->
     <!--<param name="rtp-start-port" value="16384"/>-->
     <!--<param name="rtp-end-port" value="32768"/>-->