diff --git a/.cross_sync/generate.py b/.cross_sync/generate.py
index b0d855b96..5158d0f37 100644
--- a/.cross_sync/generate.py
+++ b/.cross_sync/generate.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def __init__(self, output_path: str, ast_tree, header: str | None = None):
         self.tree = ast_tree
         self.header = header or ""
 
-    def render(self, with_formatter=True, save_to_disk: bool = False) -> str:
+    def render(self, with_formatter=True, save_to_disk: bool = True) -> str:
         """
         Render the file to a string, and optionally save to disk