diff --git a/packages/playground-examples/copy/en/Playground/Config/New Compiler Defaults.ts b/packages/playground-examples/copy/en/Playground/Config/New Compiler Defaults.ts
index 5f843de5ea64..d3c2c9f8d217 100644
--- a/packages/playground-examples/copy/en/Playground/Config/New Compiler Defaults.ts	
+++ b/packages/playground-examples/copy/en/Playground/Config/New Compiler Defaults.ts	
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const defaultCompilerOptions = {
   noImplicitThis: true,
   noImplicitReturns: true,
 
-  alwaysStrict: true,
+  alwaysStrict: false,
   allowUnreachableCode: false,
   allowUnusedLabels: false,
 
diff --git a/packages/sandbox/src/compilerOptions.ts b/packages/sandbox/src/compilerOptions.ts
index 353b1d9fe2ae..51b8fddc3a26 100644
--- a/packages/sandbox/src/compilerOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/sandbox/src/compilerOptions.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function getDefaultSandboxCompilerOptions(config: SandboxConfig, monaco:
     // 3.7 off, 3.8 on I think
     useDefineForClassFields: false,
 
-    alwaysStrict: true,
+    alwaysStrict: false,
     allowUnreachableCode: false,
     allowUnusedLabels: false,