diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index 38f0c0599..f9d613178 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class Commands:
         if self.coder.main_model.send_undo_reply:
             return prompts.undo_command_reply
 
-    def cmd_diff(self, args="", paginate=False):
+    def cmd_diff(self, args="", paginate=True):
         "Display the diff of the last aider commit"
         if not self.coder.repo:
             self.io.tool_error("No git repository found.")