diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/config/Configuration.java b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/config/Configuration.java
index 386303864c..217a4aa06a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/config/Configuration.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/config/Configuration.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public interface Configuration {
     int S3_ARCHIVAL_BUCKET_PREFIX_NUM_CHARACTERS_DEFAULT_VALUE = 8;
 
     String ARCHIVE_UNSUCCESSFUL_ONLY_PROPERTY_NAME = "workflow.archive.unsuccessful.only";
-    boolean ARCHIVE_UNSUCCESSFUL_ONLY_DEFAULT_VALUE = false;
+    boolean ARCHIVE_UNSUCCESSFUL_ONLY_DEFAULT_VALUE = true;
 
     enum ArchivalType {
         ELASTICSEARCH, S3
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ default ArchivalType getWorkflowArchivalType() {
     /**
      * @return if true(not default), archives only unsuccessful workflows
      */
-    default boolean shouldArhivelOnlyUnsuccessfulWorkflows() {
+    default boolean shouldArchivalOnlyUnsuccessfulWorkflows() {
         return getBooleanProperty(ARCHIVE_UNSUCCESSFUL_ONLY_PROPERTY_NAME, ARCHIVE_UNSUCCESSFUL_ONLY_DEFAULT_VALUE);
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/orchestration/ExecutionDAOFacade.java b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/orchestration/ExecutionDAOFacade.java
index 39ed69980c..03e3a42a55 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/orchestration/ExecutionDAOFacade.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/netflix/conductor/core/orchestration/ExecutionDAOFacade.java
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ private void removeWorkflowIndex(Workflow workflow , boolean archiveWorkflow) th
                 // Only allow archival if workflow is in terminal state
                 // DO NOT archive async, since if archival errors out, workflow data will be lost
                 // Only archive unsuccessful workflows if enabled
-                if (!config.shouldArhivelOnlyUnsuccessfulWorkflows() || !workflow.getStatus().isSuccessful()) {
+                if (!config.shouldArchivalOnlyUnsuccessfulWorkflows() || !workflow.getStatus().isSuccessful()) {
                     workflowArchiver.archiveWorkflow(workflow);
                 }
             } else {