diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
index ca52ec530c..fc6918acea 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ catalog:
     #   target: https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/packages/catalog-model/examples/acme-corp.yaml
     #   rules:
     #     - allow: [User, Group]
+  # Experimental: Always use the search method in UrlReaderProcessor.
+  # New adopters are encouraged to enable it as this behavior will be the default in a future release.
+  useUrlReadersSearch: true
 
 kubernetes:
   # see https://backstage.io/docs/features/kubernetes/configuration for kubernetes configuration options