diff --git a/objection/commands/mobile_packages.py b/objection/commands/mobile_packages.py
index 68516e8c..0fb6e126 100644
--- a/objection/commands/mobile_packages.py
+++ b/objection/commands/mobile_packages.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def patch_ios_ipa(source: str, codesign_signature: str, provision_file: str, bin
 def patch_android_apk(source: str, architecture: str, pause: bool, skip_cleanup: bool = True,
                       enable_debug: bool = True, gadget_version: str = None, skip_resources: bool = False,
                       network_security_config: bool = False, target_class: str = None,
-                      use_aapt2: bool = False, gadget_name: str = 'libfrida-gadget.so',
+                      use_aapt2: bool = True, gadget_name: str = 'libfrida-gadget.so',
                       gadget_config: str = None, script_source: str = None,
                       ignore_nativelibs: bool = False, manifest: str = None) -> None:
     """
diff --git a/objection/console/cli.py b/objection/console/cli.py
index 4a97f10d..d43cd3b5 100644
--- a/objection/console/cli.py
+++ b/objection/console/cli.py
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ def patchipa(source: str, gadget_version: str, codesign_signature: str, provisio
 @click.option('--skip-resources', '-D', is_flag=True, default=False,
               help='Skip resource decoding as part of the apktool processing.', show_default=True)
 @click.option('--target-class', '-t', help='The target class to patch.', default=None)
-@click.option('--use-aapt2', '-2', is_flag=True, default=False,
-              help='Use the aapt2 binary instead of aapt as part of the apktool processing.', show_default=True)
+@click.option('--use-aapt2', '-2', is_flag=True, default=True,
+              help='Use the aapt2 binary instead of aapt au part of the apktool processing.', show_default=True)
 @click.option('--gadget-name', '-g', default='libfrida-gadget.so',
               help=(
                   'Name of the gadget library. Can be named whatever you want to dodge anti-frida '