diff --git a/python/binary.go b/python/binary.go
index d6750c6..c84eeee 100644
--- a/python/binary.go
+++ b/python/binary.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 }
 
 func (p *PythonBinaryModule) isEmbeddedLauncherEnabled() bool {
-	return Bool(p.properties.Embedded_launcher)
+	return BoolDefault(p.properties.Embedded_launcher, true)
 }
 
 func (b *PythonBinaryModule) autorun() bool {
diff --git a/python/python.go b/python/python.go
index d3cbd76..3551eb6 100644
--- a/python/python.go
+++ b/python/python.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	// list of the Python libraries used only for this Python version.
 	Libs []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
-	// whether the binary is required to be built with embedded launcher for this version, defaults to false.
+	// whether the binary is required to be built with embedded launcher for this version, defaults to true.
 	Embedded_launcher *bool // TODO(b/174041232): Remove this property
 }