diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-crashtracking/src/test/java/datadog/crashtracking/CrashUploaderTest.java b/dd-java-agent/agent-crashtracking/src/test/java/datadog/crashtracking/CrashUploaderTest.java
index 6fde316126d..2f62e86402b 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-crashtracking/src/test/java/datadog/crashtracking/CrashUploaderTest.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-crashtracking/src/test/java/datadog/crashtracking/CrashUploaderTest.java
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public void testTelemetryHappyPath(String log) throws Exception {
     // When
     uploader = new CrashUploader(config, crashConfig);
     server.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(200));
-    uploader.upload(getResourcePath(inputLog));
+    uploader.remoteUpload(readFileAsString(inputLog), true, false);
 
     final RecordedRequest recordedRequest = server.takeRequest(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 
diff --git a/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/config/CrashTrackingConfig.java b/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/config/CrashTrackingConfig.java
index c31c26039d6..2a43eaa0be3 100644
--- a/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/config/CrashTrackingConfig.java
+++ b/dd-trace-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/config/CrashTrackingConfig.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public final class CrashTrackingConfig {
 
   public static final String CRASH_TRACKING_ERRORS_INTAKE_ENABLED =
       "crashtracking.errors-intake.enabled";
-  public static final boolean CRASH_TRACKING_ERRORS_INTAKE_ENABLED_DEFAULT = false;
+  public static final boolean CRASH_TRACKING_ERRORS_INTAKE_ENABLED_DEFAULT = true;
 
   public static final String CRASH_TRACKING_EXTENDED_INFO_ENABLED =
       "crashtracking.extended-info.enabled";