diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/configuration.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/configuration.rb
index 1b2fa93db..2b9bff571 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/configuration.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/configuration.rb
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def initialize
         @enable_db_query_source = true
         @db_query_source_threshold_ms = 100
         @active_support_logger_subscription_items = Sentry::Rails::ACTIVE_SUPPORT_LOGGER_SUBSCRIPTION_ITEMS_DEFAULT.dup
-        @active_job_report_after_job_retries = false
+        @active_job_report_after_job_retries = true
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/activejob_spec.rb b/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/activejob_spec.rb
index 85b58df9b..08a0ef88b 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/activejob_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/activejob_spec.rb
@@ -1,77 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "spec_helper"
-require "active_job/railtie"
-
-class NormalJob < ActiveJob::Base
-  def perform
-    "foo"
-  end
-end
-
-class FailedJob < ActiveJob::Base
-  self.logger = nil
-
-  class TestError < RuntimeError
-  end
-
-  def perform
-    a = 1
-    b = 0
-    raise TestError, "Boom!"
-  end
-end
-
-class FailedWithExtraJob < FailedJob
-  def perform
-    Sentry.get_current_scope.set_extras(foo: :bar)
-    super
-  end
-end
-
-class JobWithArgument < ActiveJob::Base
-  def perform(*args, integer:, post:, **options)
-    raise "foo"
-  end
-end
-
-class QueryPostJob < ActiveJob::Base
-  self.logger = nil
-
-  def perform
-    Post.all.to_a
-  end
-end
-
-class RescuedActiveJob < FailedWithExtraJob
-  rescue_from TestError, with: :rescue_callback
-
-  def rescue_callback(error); end
-end
-
-class ProblematicRescuedActiveJob < FailedWithExtraJob
-  rescue_from TestError, with: :rescue_callback
-
-  def rescue_callback(error)
-    raise "foo"
-  end
-end
-
-class NormalJobWithCron < NormalJob
-  include Sentry::Cron::MonitorCheckIns
-  sentry_monitor_check_ins
-end
-
-class FailedJobWithCron < FailedJob
-  include Sentry::Cron::MonitorCheckIns
-  sentry_monitor_check_ins slug: "failed_job", monitor_config: Sentry::Cron::MonitorConfig.from_crontab("5 * * * *")
-end
-
-class FailedJobWithRetryOn < FailedJob
-  if respond_to? :retry_on
-    retry_on StandardError, attempts: 3, wait: 0
-  end
-end
+require_relative "../../support/test_jobs"
 
 RSpec.describe "without Sentry initialized", type: :job do
   it "runs job" do
@@ -85,7 +14,9 @@ class FailedJobWithRetryOn < FailedJob
 
 RSpec.describe "ActiveJob integration", type: :job do
   before do
-    make_basic_app
+    make_basic_app do |config|
+      config.rails.active_job_report_after_job_retries = false
+    end
   end
 
   let(:event) do
@@ -218,6 +149,7 @@ def post.to_global_id
     before do
       make_basic_app do |config|
         config.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
+        config.rails.active_job_report_after_job_retries = false
       end
     end
 
@@ -261,7 +193,9 @@ def post.to_global_id
 
   context "when DeserializationError happens in user's jobs" do
     before do
-      make_basic_app
+      make_basic_app do |config|
+        config.rails.active_job_report_after_job_retries = false
+      end
     end
 
     class DeserializationErrorJob < ActiveJob::Base
@@ -441,7 +375,16 @@ def perform(event, hint)
       end
     end
 
+
     context "when active_job_report_after_job_retries is false" do
+      before do
+        Sentry.configuration.rails.active_job_report_after_job_retries = false
+      end
+
+      after do
+        Sentry.configuration.rails.active_job_report_after_job_retries = true
+      end
+
       it "reports 3 exceptions" do
         allow(Sentry::Rails::ActiveJobExtensions::SentryReporter)
           .to receive(:capture_exception).and_call_original
diff --git a/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/configuration_spec.rb b/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/configuration_spec.rb
index b7961f894..fbee96120 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class MySubscriber; end
 
   describe "#active_job_report_after_job_retries" do
     it "has correct default value" do
-      expect(subject.active_job_report_after_job_retries).to eq(false)
+      expect(subject.active_job_report_after_job_retries).to be(true)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/sentry-rails/spec/support/test_jobs.rb b/sentry-rails/spec/support/test_jobs.rb
index 8f2957c70..4923d9a49 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/spec/support/test_jobs.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/spec/support/test_jobs.rb
@@ -65,3 +65,9 @@ class FailedJobWithCron < FailedJob
   include Sentry::Cron::MonitorCheckIns
   sentry_monitor_check_ins slug: "failed_job", monitor_config: Sentry::Cron::MonitorConfig.from_crontab("5 * * * *")
 end
+
+class FailedJobWithRetryOn < FailedJob
+  if respond_to? :retry_on
+    retry_on StandardError, attempts: 3, wait: 0
+  end
+end