diff --git a/examples/light-basic.js b/examples/light-basic.js
index 15381f460b..89465bede4 100644
--- a/examples/light-basic.js
+++ b/examples/light-basic.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ function init() {
 
     // create the select feature control
     var selector = new OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature(vector,{
+        hover:true,
         autoActivate:true
     });