diff --git a/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py b/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
index d6cf3a344..6d7bb0a42 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
@@ -4628,7 +4628,7 @@ class EntropyRepository(EntropyRepositoryBase):
         return exists
 
     def checksum(self, do_order = False, strict = True,
-        strings = False, include_signatures = False):
+        strings = True, include_signatures = False):
         """
         Reimplemented from EntropyRepositoryBase.
         """
diff --git a/libraries/entropy/db/skel.py b/libraries/entropy/db/skel.py
index f7ba2b9ab..720efced2 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/db/skel.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/db/skel.py
@@ -3321,7 +3321,7 @@ class EntropyRepositoryBase(TextInterface, EntropyRepositoryPluginStore, object)
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def checksum(self, do_order = False, strict = True,
-        strings = False, include_signatures = False):
+        strings = True, include_signatures = False):
         """
         Get Repository metadata checksum, useful for integrity verification.
         Note: result is cached in EntropyRepository.live_cache (dict).