diff --git a/ddtrace/_logger.py b/ddtrace/_logger.py
index 5bde0c11da2..8eca29d15cc 100644
--- a/ddtrace/_logger.py
+++ b/ddtrace/_logger.py
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ def _configure_ddtrace_native_logger():
         from .settings._config import config
 
         if config._trace_writer_native:
-            backend = get_config("_DD_NATIVE_LOGGING_BACKEND", "file", report_telemetry=True)
+            backend = get_config("_DD_NATIVE_LOGGING_BACKEND", report_telemetry=True)
+            if not backend:
+                return
             kwargs = {"output": backend}
             if backend == "file":
                 kwargs["path"] = get_config("_DD_NATIVE_LOGGING_FILE_PATH", "native.log", report_telemetry=True)
diff --git a/ddtrace/settings/_config.py b/ddtrace/settings/_config.py
index 96c66bb5fce..55febc0836b 100644
--- a/ddtrace/settings/_config.py
+++ b/ddtrace/settings/_config.py
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._trace_writer_log_err_payload = _get_config("_DD_TRACE_WRITER_LOG_ERROR_PAYLOADS", False, asbool)
 
         # Use the NativeWriter instead of the AgentWriter
-        self._trace_writer_native = _get_config("_DD_TRACE_WRITER_NATIVE", False, asbool)
+        self._trace_writer_native = _get_config("_DD_TRACE_WRITER_NATIVE", True, asbool)
 
         # TODO: Remove the configurations below. ddtrace.internal.agent.config should be used instead.
         self._trace_agent_url = _get_config("DD_TRACE_AGENT_URL")
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_integration.py b/tests/integration/test_integration.py
index 60aa25db059..cbbd55d5ad1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_integration.py
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ def test_trace_with_invalid_payload_generates_error_log():
                     0,
                     "http://localhost:8126/v0.5/traces",
                     "Invalid format: Unable to read payload len",
+                    extra={"send_to_telemetry": False},
                 )
             ]
         )
@@ -557,6 +558,7 @@ def test_trace_with_invalid_payload_logs_payload_when_LOG_ERROR_PAYLOADS():
                     "http://localhost:8126/v0.5/traces",
                     "Invalid format: Unable to read payload len",
                     "6261645f7061796c6f6164",
+                    extra={"send_to_telemetry": False},
                 )
             ]
         )
diff --git a/tests/telemetry/test_writer.py b/tests/telemetry/test_writer.py
index 04a4a7e79db..7d2e9008675 100644
--- a/tests/telemetry/test_writer.py
+++ b/tests/telemetry/test_writer.py
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def test_app_started_event_configuration_override(test_agent_session, run_python
         {"name": "_DD_IAST_LAZY_TAINT", "origin": "default", "value": False},
         {"name": "_DD_IAST_USE_ROOT_SPAN", "origin": "default", "value": False},
         {"name": "_DD_TRACE_WRITER_LOG_ERROR_PAYLOADS", "origin": "default", "value": False},
-        {"name": "_DD_TRACE_WRITER_NATIVE", "origin": "default", "value": False},
+        {"name": "_DD_TRACE_WRITER_NATIVE", "origin": "default", "value": True},
         {"name": "instrumentation_source", "origin": "code", "value": "manual"},
         {"name": "python_build_gnu_type", "origin": "unknown", "value": sysconfig.get_config_var("BUILD_GNU_TYPE")},
         {"name": "python_host_gnu_type", "origin": "unknown", "value": sysconfig.get_config_var("HOST_GNU_TYPE")},