diff --git a/development/mimir-ingest-storage/config/mimir.yaml b/development/mimir-ingest-storage/config/mimir.yaml
index 9dc917b508..66a3be5b82 100644
--- a/development/mimir-ingest-storage/config/mimir.yaml
+++ b/development/mimir-ingest-storage/config/mimir.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ ruler_storage:
 
 query_scheduler:
   service_discovery_mode: "ring"
+  prioritize_query_components: true
 
 alertmanager:
   data_dir: /data/alertmanager
diff --git a/development/mimir-microservices-mode/config/mimir.yaml b/development/mimir-microservices-mode/config/mimir.yaml
index 11d002519f..cd966e6de1 100644
--- a/development/mimir-microservices-mode/config/mimir.yaml
+++ b/development/mimir-microservices-mode/config/mimir.yaml
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ querier:
 query_scheduler:
   # Change to "dns" to switch to query-scheduler DNS-based service discovery.
   service_discovery_mode: "ring"
+  prioritize_query_components: true
 
 limits:
   # Limit max query time range to 31d