diff --git a/lib/datadog/core/configuration/settings.rb b/lib/datadog/core/configuration/settings.rb
index 4d0b9bb13ad..f9e49c3d00b 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/core/configuration/settings.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/core/configuration/settings.rb
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ def initialize(*_)
           # Enables reporting of information when Ruby VM crashes.
           option :enabled do |o|
             o.type :bool
-            o.default false
+            o.default true
             o.env 'DD_CRASHTRACKING_ENABLED'
           end
         end
diff --git a/spec/datadog/core/configuration/settings_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/core/configuration/settings_spec.rb
index 7c309814fce..1ad353dd737 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/core/configuration/settings_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/core/configuration/settings_spec.rb
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@
         context 'is not defined' do
           let(:environment) { nil }
 
-          it { is_expected.to be false }
+          it { is_expected.to be true }
         end
 
         [true, false].each do |value|
@@ -2090,9 +2090,9 @@
 
     describe '#enabled=' do
       it 'updates the #enabled setting' do
-        expect { settings.crashtracking.enabled = true }
+        expect { settings.crashtracking.enabled = false }
           .to change { settings.crashtracking.enabled }
-          .from(false).to(true)
+          .from(true).to(false)
       end
     end
   end