diff --git a/lua/quarto/config.lua b/lua/quarto/config.lua
index 9bce9b1..c58c70f 100644
--- a/lua/quarto/config.lua
+++ b/lua/quarto/config.lua
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ M.defaultConfig = {
     },
   },
   codeRunner = {
-    enabled = false,
-    default_method = nil, -- "molten" or "slime"
+    enabled = true,
+    default_method = "slime", -- "molten" or "slime"
     ft_runners = {}, -- filetype to runner, ie. `{ python = "molten" }`.
     -- Takes precedence over `default_method`
     never_run = { 'yaml' }, -- filetypes which are never sent to a code runner