diff --git a/packages/cubejs-backend-shared/src/env.ts b/packages/cubejs-backend-shared/src/env.ts
index 3d85a197b7add..a8021d303d9ad 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-backend-shared/src/env.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-backend-shared/src/env.ts
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@ const variables: Record<string, (...args: any) => any> = {
   maxSourceRowLimit: () => get('CUBEJS_MAX_SOURCE_ROW_LIMIT')
     .default(200000)
     .asInt(),
-  convertTzForRawTimeDimension: () => get('CUBESQL_SQL_PUSH_DOWN').default('false').asBoolStrict(),
+  convertTzForRawTimeDimension: () => get('CUBESQL_SQL_PUSH_DOWN').default('true').asBoolStrict(),
   // Deprecated section
 
   // Support for Redis as queue & cache driver was removed in 0.36