diff --git a/portage/bin/alchemist/src/bin/alchemist/generate_repo/templates/root.BUILD.bazel b/portage/bin/alchemist/src/bin/alchemist/generate_repo/templates/root.BUILD.bazel
index df95f4e..7810499 100644
--- a/portage/bin/alchemist/src/bin/alchemist/generate_repo/templates/root.BUILD.bazel
+++ b/portage/bin/alchemist/src/bin/alchemist/generate_repo/templates/root.BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 string_flag(
     name = "binpkg-cache-strategy",
-    build_setting_default = "naive",
+    build_setting_default = "fast",
     values = ["fast", "naive", "slow"],
 )
 
diff --git a/portage/bin/alchemist/src/bin/alchemist/testdata/golden/BUILD.golden.bazel b/portage/bin/alchemist/src/bin/alchemist/testdata/golden/BUILD.golden.bazel
index df95f4e..7810499 100644
--- a/portage/bin/alchemist/src/bin/alchemist/testdata/golden/BUILD.golden.bazel
+++ b/portage/bin/alchemist/src/bin/alchemist/testdata/golden/BUILD.golden.bazel
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 string_flag(
     name = "binpkg-cache-strategy",
-    build_setting_default = "naive",
+    build_setting_default = "fast",
     values = ["fast", "naive", "slow"],
 )