diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/executor/query_stats.c b/src/backend/distributed/executor/query_stats.c
index 6dd5196f2..6860bacea 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/executor/query_stats.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/executor/query_stats.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int StatStatementsPurgeInterval = 10;
 int StatStatementsMax = 50000;
 
 /* tracking all or none, for citus_stat_statements, controlled by GUC citus.stat_statements_track */
-int StatStatementsTrack = STAT_STATEMENTS_TRACK_NONE;
+int StatStatementsTrack = STAT_STATEMENTS_TRACK_ALL;
 
 /*
  * Hashtable key that defines the identity of a hashtable entry.  We use the
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c b/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
index f80965217..1ec3aabf4 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/shared_library_init.c
@@ -2368,7 +2368,7 @@ RegisterCitusConfigVariables(void)
 					 "Disables when set to 'none'. Disabling can be useful for "
 					 "avoiding extra CPU cycles needed for the calculations."),
 		&StatStatementsTrack,
-		STAT_STATEMENTS_TRACK_NONE,
+		STAT_STATEMENTS_TRACK_ALL,
 		stat_statements_track_options,
 		PGC_SUSET,
 		GUC_STANDARD,