diff --git a/config/nav2_params.yaml b/config/nav2_params.yaml
index 7a7920c..5733364 100644
--- a/config/nav2_params.yaml
+++ b/config/nav2_params.yaml
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ controller_server:
       regulated_linear_scaling_min_radius: 0.9
       regulated_linear_scaling_min_speed: 0.25
       use_rotate_to_heading: true
-      allow_reversing: false
+      allow_reversing: true
       rotate_to_heading_min_angle: 0.785
       max_angular_accel: 3.2
       max_robot_pose_search_dist: 10.0