diff --git a/cmd/ksync/commands/blocksync.go b/cmd/ksync/commands/blocksync.go
index 95bdc14..f649326 100644
--- a/cmd/ksync/commands/blocksync.go
+++ b/cmd/ksync/commands/blocksync.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	blockSyncCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&appFlags, "app-flags", "f", "", "custom flags which are applied to the app binary start command. Example: --app-flags=\"--x-crisis-skip-assert-invariants,--iavl-disable-fastnode\"")
 
-	blockSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&autoselectBinaryVersion, "autoselect-binary-version", "a", false, "if provided binary is cosmovisor KSYNC will automatically change the \"current\" symlink to the correct upgrade version")
+	blockSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&autoselectBinaryVersion, "autoselect-binary-version", "a", true, "if provided binary is cosmovisor KSYNC will automatically change the \"current\" symlink to the correct upgrade version")
 	blockSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&reset, "reset-all", "r", false, "reset this node's validator to genesis state")
 	blockSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&optOut, "opt-out", false, "disable the collection of anonymous usage data")
 	blockSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&debug, "debug", "d", false, "show logs from tendermint app")
diff --git a/cmd/ksync/commands/heightsync.go b/cmd/ksync/commands/heightsync.go
index bc8a368..56231ea 100644
--- a/cmd/ksync/commands/heightsync.go
+++ b/cmd/ksync/commands/heightsync.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	heightSyncCmd.Flags().Int64VarP(&targetHeight, "target-height", "t", 0, "target height (including), if not specified it will sync to the latest available block height")
 
-	heightSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&autoselectBinaryVersion, "autoselect-binary-version", "a", false, "if provided binary is cosmovisor KSYNC will automatically change the \"current\" symlink to the correct upgrade version")
+	heightSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&autoselectBinaryVersion, "autoselect-binary-version", "a", true, "if provided binary is cosmovisor KSYNC will automatically change the \"current\" symlink to the correct upgrade version")
 	heightSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&reset, "reset-all", "r", false, "reset this node's validator to genesis state")
 	heightSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&optOut, "opt-out", false, "disable the collection of anonymous usage data")
 	heightSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&debug, "debug", "d", false, "show logs from tendermint app")
diff --git a/cmd/ksync/commands/serveblocks.go b/cmd/ksync/commands/serveblocks.go
index 7eb4acf..d600881 100644
--- a/cmd/ksync/commands/serveblocks.go
+++ b/cmd/ksync/commands/serveblocks.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func init() {
 	serveBlocksCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&source, "source", "s", "", "chain-id of the source")
 	serveBlocksCmd.Flags().StringVar(&registryUrl, "registry-url", utils.DefaultRegistryURL, "URL to fetch latest KYVE Source-Registry")
 
-	serveBlocksCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&autoselectBinaryVersion, "autoselect-binary-version", "a", false, "if provided binary is cosmovisor KSYNC will automatically change the \"current\" symlink to the correct upgrade version")
+	serveBlocksCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&autoselectBinaryVersion, "autoselect-binary-version", "a", true, "if provided binary is cosmovisor KSYNC will automatically change the \"current\" symlink to the correct upgrade version")
 	serveBlocksCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&reset, "reset-all", "r", false, "reset this node's validator to genesis state")
 	serveBlocksCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&optOut, "opt-out", false, "disable the collection of anonymous usage data")
 	serveBlocksCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&debug, "debug", "d", false, "show logs from tendermint app")
diff --git a/cmd/ksync/commands/servesnapshots.go b/cmd/ksync/commands/servesnapshots.go
index b8c1b44..6750f33 100644
--- a/cmd/ksync/commands/servesnapshots.go
+++ b/cmd/ksync/commands/servesnapshots.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	servesnapshotsCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&appFlags, "app-flags", "f", "", "custom flags which are applied to the app binary start command. Example: --app-flags=\"--x-crisis-skip-assert-invariants,--iavl-disable-fastnode\"")
 
-	servesnapshotsCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&autoselectBinaryVersion, "autoselect-binary-version", "a", false, "if provided binary is cosmovisor KSYNC will automatically change the \"current\" symlink to the correct upgrade version")
+	servesnapshotsCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&autoselectBinaryVersion, "autoselect-binary-version", "a", true, "if provided binary is cosmovisor KSYNC will automatically change the \"current\" symlink to the correct upgrade version")
 	servesnapshotsCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&reset, "reset-all", "r", false, "reset this node's validator to genesis state")
 	servesnapshotsCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&optOut, "opt-out", false, "disable the collection of anonymous usage data")
 	servesnapshotsCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&debug, "debug", "d", false, "show logs from tendermint app")
diff --git a/cmd/ksync/commands/statesync.go b/cmd/ksync/commands/statesync.go
index 56a526c..7546a6f 100644
--- a/cmd/ksync/commands/statesync.go
+++ b/cmd/ksync/commands/statesync.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	stateSyncCmd.Flags().Int64VarP(&targetHeight, "target-height", "t", 0, "snapshot height, if not specified it will use the latest available snapshot height")
 
-	stateSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&autoselectBinaryVersion, "autoselect-binary-version", "a", false, "if provided binary is cosmovisor KSYNC will automatically change the \"current\" symlink to the correct upgrade version")
+	stateSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&autoselectBinaryVersion, "autoselect-binary-version", "a", true, "if provided binary is cosmovisor KSYNC will automatically change the \"current\" symlink to the correct upgrade version")
 	stateSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&reset, "reset-all", "r", false, "reset this node's validator to genesis state")
 	stateSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&optOut, "opt-out", false, "disable the collection of anonymous usage data")
 	stateSyncCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&debug, "debug", "d", false, "show logs from tendermint app")
diff --git a/sources/version.go b/sources/version.go
index d7678de..3f324ea 100644
--- a/sources/version.go
+++ b/sources/version.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var (
 
 func SelectCosmovisorVersion(binaryPath, homePath, registryUrl, source string, continuationHeight int64) error {
 	if !strings.HasSuffix(binaryPath, "cosmovisor") {
-		return fmt.Errorf("--autoselect-binary-version only works if the specified --binary is cosmovisor with all installed upgrades")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	var upgradeName string
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ func SelectCosmovisorVersion(binaryPath, homePath, registryUrl, source string, c
 		upgradeName = upgrade.Name
 	}
 
+	if _, err := os.Stat(fmt.Sprintf("%s/cosmovisor/upgrades/%s", homePath, upgradeName)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("upgrade \"%s\" not installed in cosmovisor", upgradeName)
+	}
+
 	symlinkPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/cosmovisor/current", homePath)
 
 	if _, err := os.Lstat(symlinkPath); err == nil {
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ func SelectCosmovisorVersion(binaryPath, homePath, registryUrl, source string, c
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create symlink: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	logger.Info().Msgf("selected binary version \"%s\" for cosmovisor", upgradeName)
+	logger.Info().Msgf("selected binary version \"%s\" from height %d for cosmovisor", upgradeName, continuationHeight)
 	return nil
 }