diff --git a/metaflow/metaflow_config.py b/metaflow/metaflow_config.py
index fd9e0e817d9..31979f92d93 100644
--- a/metaflow/metaflow_config.py
+++ b/metaflow/metaflow_config.py
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
 # Feature flag (experimental features that are *explicitly* unsupported)
 
 # Process configs even when using the click_api for Runner/Deployer
-CLICK_API_PROCESS_CONFIG = from_conf("CLICK_API_PROCESS_CONFIG", False)
+CLICK_API_PROCESS_CONFIG = from_conf("CLICK_API_PROCESS_CONFIG", True)
 
 
 # PINNED_CONDA_LIBS are the libraries that metaflow depends on for execution
diff --git a/test/core/tests/basic_config_parameters.py b/test/core/tests/basic_config_parameters.py
index 5680e504cc6..f3aa1ed4427 100644
--- a/test/core/tests/basic_config_parameters.py
+++ b/test/core/tests/basic_config_parameters.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class BasicConfigTest(MetaflowTest):
         "silly_config": {
             "required": True,
             "parser": "silly_parser",
-            "default": "'silly.txt'",
+            "default": "'basic_config_silly.txt'",
         },
         "config2": {},
         # Test using a function to get the value