diff --git a/R/get_SDA_interpretation.R b/R/get_SDA_interpretation.R
index 84dfc60c..9a511c8d 100644
--- a/R/get_SDA_interpretation.R
+++ b/R/get_SDA_interpretation.R
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ get_SDA_interpretation <- function(rulename,
                                    mukeys = NULL,
                                    WHERE = NULL,
                                    include_minors = TRUE,
-                                   miscellaneous_areas = FALSE, 
+                                   miscellaneous_areas = TRUE, 
                                    query_string = FALSE,
                                    not_rated_value = NA_real_,
                                    wide_reason = FALSE,
diff --git a/man/get_SDA_interpretation.Rd b/man/get_SDA_interpretation.Rd
index 7de162cf..10e5c00d 100644
--- a/man/get_SDA_interpretation.Rd
+++ b/man/get_SDA_interpretation.Rd
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ get_SDA_interpretation(
   mukeys = NULL,
   WHERE = NULL,
   include_minors = TRUE,
-  miscellaneous_areas = FALSE,
+  miscellaneous_areas = TRUE,
   query_string = FALSE,
   not_rated_value = NA_real_,
   wide_reason = FALSE,