diff --git a/src/apps/util/config.clj b/src/apps/util/config.clj
index db502674..16dc7265 100644
--- a/src/apps/util/config.clj
+++ b/src/apps/util/config.clj
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 (cc/defprop-optboolean vice-k8s-enabled
   "Turns on submitting VICE analyses to K8s rather than condor"
   [props config-valid configs]
-  "apps.vice.k8s-enabled" false)
+  "apps.vice.k8s-enabled" true)
 
 (cc/defprop-optstr data-info-base-url
   "The base URL to use when connecting to the JEX."