diff --git a/recipes/nytimes.recipe b/recipes/nytimes.recipe
index 81ab36c076..7ea2a07595 100644
--- a/recipes/nytimes.recipe
+++ b/recipes/nytimes.recipe
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
 
 is_web_edition = True
 oldest_web_edition_article = 7  # days
-use_wayback_machine = False
+use_wayback_machine = True
 
 
 # The sections to download when downloading the web edition, comment out
diff --git a/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe b/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
index 9f7a4c0e09..4594aaf92f 100644
--- a/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
+++ b/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
 
 is_web_edition = False
 oldest_web_edition_article = 7  # days
-use_wayback_machine = False
+use_wayback_machine = True
 
 
 # The sections to download when downloading the web edition, comment out
diff --git a/recipes/nytimesbook.recipe b/recipes/nytimesbook.recipe
index b9b739aa6d..9e2defdbbc 100644
--- a/recipes/nytimesbook.recipe
+++ b/recipes/nytimesbook.recipe
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
 
-use_wayback_machine = False
+use_wayback_machine = True
 
 
 def absolutize(url):