diff --git a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/ray/config.go b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/ray/config.go
index 27e5c070716..3f79ed958e9 100644
--- a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/ray/config.go
+++ b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/ray/config.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var (
 		Defaults: DefaultConfig{
 			HeadNode: NodeConfig{
 				StartParameters: map[string]string{
-					// Disable usage reporting by default: https://docs.ray.io/en/latest/cluster/deusage-stats.html
+					// Disable usage reporting by default: https://docs.ray.io/en/latest/cluster/usage-stats.html
 					DisableUsageStatsStartParameter: "true",
 				},
 				IPAddress: "$MY_POD_IP",
diff --git a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/ray/config_test.go b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/ray/config_test.go
index d19c047ca61..07b0c2842a1 100644
--- a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/ray/config_test.go
+++ b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/ray/config_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ func TestLoadDefaultServiceAccountConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("serviceAccount", func(t *testing.T) {
 		config := GetConfig()
-		assert.Equal(t, config.ServiceAccount, "default")
+		assert.Equal(t, config.ServiceAccount, "")
 	})
 }
diff --git a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/ray/ray.go b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/ray/ray.go
index 95a87f4efab..9b107190337 100644
--- a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/ray/ray.go
+++ b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/ray/ray.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func constructRayJob(taskCtx pluginsCore.TaskExecutionContext, rayJob plugins.Ra
 	}
 
 	serviceAccountName := flytek8s.GetServiceAccountNameFromTaskExecutionMetadata(taskCtx.TaskExecutionMetadata())
-	if len(serviceAccountName) == 0 {
+	if len(serviceAccountName) == 0 || cfg.ServiceAccount != "" {
 		serviceAccountName = cfg.ServiceAccount
 	}