diff --git a/src/config.coffee b/src/config.coffee
index a7ca0040..34f35abf 100644
--- a/src/config.coffee
+++ b/src/config.coffee
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ module.exports = class Config extends EventEmitter
 			deltaRetryInterval: { source: 'db', mutable: true, default: '10000' }
 			lockOverride: { source: 'db', mutable: true, default: 'false' }
 			legacyAppsPresent: { source: 'db', mutable: true, default: 'false' }
-			nativeLogger: { source: 'db', mutable: true, default: 'false' }
+			nativeLogger: { source: 'db', mutable: true, default: 'true' }
 		}
 
 		@configJsonCache = {}
diff --git a/src/device-config.coffee b/src/device-config.coffee
index 7ec24c58..df28c7a5 100644
--- a/src/device-config.coffee
+++ b/src/device-config.coffee
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module.exports = class DeviceConfig
 			deltaRetryCount: { envVarName: 'RESIN_SUPERVISOR_DELTA_RETRY_COUNT', varType: 'int', defaultValue: '30' }
 			deltaRetryInterval: { envVarName: 'RESIN_SUPERVISOR_DELTA_RETRY_INTERVAL', varType: 'int', defaultValue: '10000' }
 			lockOverride: { envVarName: 'RESIN_SUPERVISOR_OVERRIDE_LOCK', varType: 'bool', defaultValue: 'false' }
-			nativeLogger: { envVarName: 'RESIN_SUPERVISOR_NATIVE_LOGGER', varType: 'bool', defaultValue: 'false' }
+			nativeLogger: { envVarName: 'RESIN_SUPERVISOR_NATIVE_LOGGER', varType: 'bool', defaultValue: 'true' }
 		}
 		@validKeys = [ 'RESIN_HOST_LOG_TO_DISPLAY', 'RESIN_SUPERVISOR_VPN_CONTROL', 'RESIN_OVERRIDE_LOCK' ].concat(_.map(@configKeys, 'envVarName'))
 		@actionExecutors = {