diff --git a/.changelog/6219.internal.md b/.changelog/6219.internal.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..332eb804b5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/6219.internal.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+go/worker/storage/config: Default to parallel checkpoint creation
diff --git a/go/worker/storage/config/config.go b/go/worker/storage/config/config.go
index d4f2c54aed9..1f2f3461257 100644
--- a/go/worker/storage/config/config.go
+++ b/go/worker/storage/config/config.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 		Checkpointer: CheckpointerConfig{
 			Enabled:         false,
 			CheckInterval:   1 * time.Minute,
-			ParallelChunker: false,
+			ParallelChunker: true,
 		},
 	}
 }