diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index 7fbade0713..502bb35f05 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ NOVA_ROOTWRAP=$(get_rootwrap_location nova)
 
 # Option to enable/disable config drive
 # NOTE: Set FORCE_CONFIG_DRIVE="False" to turn OFF config drive
-FORCE_CONFIG_DRIVE=${FORCE_CONFIG_DRIVE:-"always"}
+FORCE_CONFIG_DRIVE=${FORCE_CONFIG_DRIVE:-"True"}
 
 # Nova supports pluggable schedulers.  The default ``FilterScheduler``
 # should work in most cases.