diff --git a/setup-gradle/action.yml b/setup-gradle/action.yml
index ff0ca79..4f44749 100644
--- a/setup-gradle/action.yml
+++ b/setup-gradle/action.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ inputs:
       By default, no cleanup is performed. It can be configured to run every time, or only when all Gradle builds succeed for the Job. 
       Valid values are 'never', 'on-success' and 'always'.
     required: false
-    default: 'never'
+    default: 'on-success'
 
   gradle-home-cache-cleanup:
     description: When 'true', the action will attempt to remove any stale/unused entries from the Gradle User Home prior to saving to the GitHub Actions cache.
diff --git a/sources/src/caching/cache-reporting.ts b/sources/src/caching/cache-reporting.ts
index 2ad07eb..31f986c 100644
--- a/sources/src/caching/cache-reporting.ts
+++ b/sources/src/caching/cache-reporting.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ export const EXISTING_GRADLE_HOME = `[Cache was disabled to avoid overwriting a
 
 export const CLEANUP_DISABLED_READONLY = `[Cache cleanup](https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/v3/docs/setup-gradle.md#enabling-cache-cleanup) is always disabled when cache is read-only or disabled.`
 
-export const DEFAULT_CLEANUP_DISABLED_REASON = `[Cache cleanup](https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/v3/docs/setup-gradle.md#enabling-cache-cleanup) was not enabled. It must be explicitly enabled.`
+export const DEFAULT_CLEANUP_ENABLED_REASON = `[Cache cleanup](https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/v3/docs/setup-gradle.md#enabling-cache-cleanup) was enabled. Stale files in Gradle User Home were purged before saving to the cache.`
 
-export const DEFAULT_CLEANUP_ENABLED_REASON = `[Cache cleanup](https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/v3/docs/setup-gradle.md#enabling-cache-cleanup) was enabled.`
+export const DEFAULT_CLEANUP_DISABLED_REASON = `[Cache cleanup](https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/v3/docs/setup-gradle.md#enabling-cache-cleanup) was disabled via action parameter. No cleanup of Gradle User Home was performed.`
 
 export const CLEANUP_DISABLED_DUE_TO_FAILURE =
     '[Cache cleanup was disabled due to build failure](https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/v3/docs/setup-gradle.md#enabling-cache-cleanup). Use `cache-cleanup: always` to override this behavior.'