diff --git a/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/flint/config/FlintSparkConf.scala b/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/flint/config/FlintSparkConf.scala
index bcc41adf2..c8f660a41 100644
--- a/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/flint/config/FlintSparkConf.scala
+++ b/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/flint/config/FlintSparkConf.scala
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ object FlintSparkConf {
       .createOptional()
   val METADATA_CACHE_WRITE = FlintConfig("spark.flint.metadataCacheWrite.enabled")
     .doc("Enable Flint metadata cache write to Flint index mappings")
-    .createWithDefault("false")
+    .createWithDefault("true")
 
   val CUSTOM_SESSION_MANAGER =
     FlintConfig("spark.flint.job.customSessionManager")