diff --git a/examples/llama-4/scout-qlora-single-h100-flex.yaml b/examples/llama-4/scout-qlora-single-h100-flex.yaml
index c7a3b28d0..20352f81e 100644
--- a/examples/llama-4/scout-qlora-single-h100-flex.yaml
+++ b/examples/llama-4/scout-qlora-single-h100-flex.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ plugins:
 liger_glu_activation: true
 liger_rms_norm: true
 liger_layer_norm: true
-cut_cross_entropy: true
 
 llama4_linearized_experts: true  # needed with custom linearized experts model
 load_in_4bit: true
diff --git a/src/axolotl/integrations/cut_cross_entropy/README.md b/src/axolotl/integrations/cut_cross_entropy/README.md
index 724e0688d..462bcbedc 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/integrations/cut_cross_entropy/README.md
+++ b/src/axolotl/integrations/cut_cross_entropy/README.md
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ pip3 uninstall -y cut-cross-entropy && pip3 install "cut-cross-entropy[transform
 ```yaml
 plugins:
   - axolotl.integrations.cut_cross_entropy.CutCrossEntropyPlugin
-
-cut_cross_entropy: true
 ```
 
 ## Supported Models
diff --git a/src/axolotl/integrations/cut_cross_entropy/args.py b/src/axolotl/integrations/cut_cross_entropy/args.py
index c16d91ede..da1db7397 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/integrations/cut_cross_entropy/args.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/integrations/cut_cross_entropy/args.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class CutCrossEntropyArgs(BaseModel):
     Input args for Cut Cross Entropy.
     """
 
-    cut_cross_entropy: Optional[bool] = None
+    cut_cross_entropy: Optional[bool] = True
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod