diff --git a/minerva/pipelines/hyperopt_hyperparameter_search.py b/minerva/pipelines/hyperopt_hyperparameter_search.py
index 3d7f5fb..0cafb0c 100644
--- a/minerva/pipelines/hyperopt_hyperparameter_search.py
+++ b/minerva/pipelines/hyperopt_hyperparameter_search.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def __init__(
         model: type,
         search_space: Dict[str, Any],
         log_dir: Optional[PathLike] = None,
-        save_run_status: bool = False,
+        save_run_status: bool = True,
     ):
         super().__init__(log_dir=log_dir, save_run_status=save_run_status)
         self.model = model
diff --git a/minerva/pipelines/ray_hyperparameter_search.py b/minerva/pipelines/ray_hyperparameter_search.py
index 095d779..c8b96c2 100644
--- a/minerva/pipelines/ray_hyperparameter_search.py
+++ b/minerva/pipelines/ray_hyperparameter_search.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def __init__(
         model: type,
         search_space: Dict[str, Any],
         log_dir: Optional[PathLike] = None,
-        save_run_status: bool = False,
+        save_run_status: bool = True,
     ):
         super().__init__(log_dir=log_dir, save_run_status=save_run_status)
         self.model = model