doc/example.conf.in        | 2 +-
 lib/commands/toolcontext.c | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/example.conf.in b/doc/example.conf.in
index 10cfe16..442ad64 100644
--- a/doc/example.conf.in
+++ b/doc/example.conf.in
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ global {
     #
     # If lvmetad has been running while use_lvmetad was 0, it MUST be stopped
     # before changing use_lvmetad to 1 and started again afterwards.
-    use_lvmetad = 0
+    use_lvmetad = 1
 
     # Full path of the utility called to check that a thin metadata device
     # is in a state that allows it to be used.
diff --git a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
index d72b0c0..d7f8ece 100644
--- a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
+++ b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static int _process_config(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 	lvmetad_set_socket(lvmetad_socket);
 	cn = find_config_tree_node(cmd, "devices/global_filter");
 	lvmetad_set_token(cn ? cn->v : NULL);
-	lvmetad_set_active(find_config_tree_int(cmd, "global/use_lvmetad", 0));
+	lvmetad_set_active(find_config_tree_int(cmd, "global/use_lvmetad", 1));
 	lvmetad_init(cmd);
 
 	return 1;