diff --git a/python/lsst/meas/algorithms/cloughTocher2DInterpolator.py b/python/lsst/meas/algorithms/cloughTocher2DInterpolator.py
index 4b696075..bcb8e116 100644
--- a/python/lsst/meas/algorithms/cloughTocher2DInterpolator.py
+++ b/python/lsst/meas/algorithms/cloughTocher2DInterpolator.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class CloughTocher2DInterpolateConfig(Config):
         doc="Whether to flip the x and y coordinates before constructing the "
         "Delaunay triangulation. This may produce a slightly different result "
         "since the triangulation is not invariant under coordinate flips.",
-        default=False,
+        default=True,
     )