diff --git a/airbyte-config/models/src/main/java/io/airbyte/config/EnvConfigs.java b/airbyte-config/models/src/main/java/io/airbyte/config/EnvConfigs.java
index e253a4610cd1..a8290227cd91 100644
--- a/airbyte-config/models/src/main/java/io/airbyte/config/EnvConfigs.java
+++ b/airbyte-config/models/src/main/java/io/airbyte/config/EnvConfigs.java
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ public String getSubmitterNumThreads() {
 
   @Override
   public boolean getContainerOrchestratorEnabled() {
-    return getEnvOrDefault(CONTAINER_ORCHESTRATOR_ENABLED, false, Boolean::valueOf);
+    return getEnvOrDefault(CONTAINER_ORCHESTRATOR_ENABLED, true, Boolean::valueOf);
   }
 
   @Override