diff --git a/fed/mosaic-application/src/main/java/org/eclipse/mosaic/fed/application/config/CPerception.java b/fed/mosaic-application/src/main/java/org/eclipse/mosaic/fed/application/config/CPerception.java
index 5750bee0d..49df682ad 100644
--- a/fed/mosaic-application/src/main/java/org/eclipse/mosaic/fed/application/config/CPerception.java
+++ b/fed/mosaic-application/src/main/java/org/eclipse/mosaic/fed/application/config/CPerception.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public static abstract class CVehicleIndex implements Serializable {
         /**
          * Defines if the vehicle index is enabled. Default: false
          */
-        public boolean enabled = false;
+        public boolean enabled = true;
 
         /**
          * Creates the specific {@link VehicleIndex} instance based on the present configuration.