diff --git a/plugins/tutor-contrib-paragon/README.rst b/plugins/tutor-contrib-paragon/README.rst
index 3466b2d..8c9f291 100644
--- a/plugins/tutor-contrib-paragon/README.rst
+++ b/plugins/tutor-contrib-paragon/README.rst
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ All configuration variables are defined via Tutor:
     Base path for compiled output. Default: ``env/plugins/paragon/compiled-themes``.
 
 ``PARAGON_ENABLED_THEMES``
-    List of theme folders to compile and serve. Default: ``[]``.
+    List of theme folders to compile and serve. Default: ``['light']``.
 
 ``MFE_HOST_EXTRA_FILES``
     Whether to serve compiled themes via Tutor's MFE web server. Default: ``true``.
diff --git a/plugins/tutor-contrib-paragon/tutorparagon/plugin.py b/plugins/tutor-contrib-paragon/tutorparagon/plugin.py
index f64ba64..90bfa48 100644
--- a/plugins/tutor-contrib-paragon/tutorparagon/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/tutor-contrib-paragon/tutorparagon/plugin.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         ("PARAGON_COMPILED_THEMES_PATH", "env/plugins/paragon/compiled-themes"),
         # List of enabled themes to compile and serve
         # Only themes listed here will be processed, even if others exist in sources
-        ("PARAGON_ENABLED_THEMES", []),
+        ("PARAGON_ENABLED_THEMES", ['light']),
         # Paragon Builder Docker image
         # This image is used to compile themes and should be built with `tutor images build paragon-builder`
         ("PARAGON_BUILDER_IMAGE", "paragon-builder:latest"),