diff --git a/src/segments/kubectl.go b/src/segments/kubectl.go
index a3dc1c4f..d134a6c1 100644
--- a/src/segments/kubectl.go
+++ b/src/segments/kubectl.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (k *Kubectl) Enabled() bool {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	parseKubeConfig := k.props.GetBool(ParseKubeConfig, false)
+	parseKubeConfig := k.props.GetBool(ParseKubeConfig, true)
 
 	if parseKubeConfig {
 		return k.doParseKubeConfig()
diff --git a/src/segments/language.go b/src/segments/language.go
index db17b998..a643d53e 100644
--- a/src/segments/language.go
+++ b/src/segments/language.go
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ func (l *language) Enabled() bool {
 		if len(l.displayMode) == 0 {
 			l.displayMode = l.props.GetString(DisplayMode, DisplayModeFiles)
 		}
+
 		l.loadLanguageContext()
+
 		switch l.displayMode {
 		case DisplayModeAlways:
 			enabled = true
diff --git a/themes/schema.json b/themes/schema.json
index 2c981737..95c05480 100644
--- a/themes/schema.json
+++ b/themes/schema.json
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "title": "Parse kubeconfig",
                     "description": "Parse kubeconfig files instead of calling out to kubectl to improve performance.",
-                    "default": false
+                    "default": true
                   },
                   "context_aliases": {
                     "type": "object",
diff --git a/website/docs/segments/cli/kubectl.mdx b/website/docs/segments/cli/kubectl.mdx
index 93b5f2df..61453c8d 100644
--- a/website/docs/segments/cli/kubectl.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/segments/cli/kubectl.mdx
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ import Config from "@site/src/components/Config.js";
 
 ## Properties
 
-| Name               | Type      | Default | Description                                                                     |
+| Name               |   Type    | Default | Description                                                                     |
 | ------------------ | :-------: | :-----: | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `display_error`    | `boolean` | `false` | show the error context when failing to retrieve the kubectl information         |
-| `parse_kubeconfig` | `boolean` | `false` | parse kubeconfig files instead of calling out to kubectl to improve performance |
+| `parse_kubeconfig` | `boolean` | `true`  | parse kubeconfig files instead of calling out to kubectl to improve performance |
 | `context_aliases`  | `object`  |         | custom context namespace                                                        |
-| `cache_timeout`    | `int`     |   `0`   | in minutes - how long is the context cached                                     |
+| `cache_timeout`    |   `int`   |   `0`   | in minutes - how long is the context cached                                     |
 
 ## Template ([info][templates])
 
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ render an empty current namespace using the word "default", you can use somethin
 ```
 {{.Context}} :: {{if .Namespace}}{{.Namespace}}{{else}}default{{end}}
 ```
+
 :::
 
 [templates]: /docs/configuration/templates