conf/example.conf.in         | 2 +-
 lib/config/config_settings.h | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/conf/example.conf.in b/conf/example.conf.in
index 2032a81..0997aa4 100644
--- a/conf/example.conf.in
+++ b/conf/example.conf.in
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ 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/config/config_settings.h b/lib/config/config_settings.h
index 16a9437..17f43c6 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_settings.h
+++ b/lib/config/config_settings.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ cfg(global_metadata_read_only_CFG, "metadata_read_only", global_CFG_SECTION, 0,
 cfg(global_mirror_segtype_default_CFG, "mirror_segtype_default", global_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_STRING, DEFAULT_MIRROR_SEGTYPE, vsn(2, 2, 87), NULL)
 cfg(global_raid10_segtype_default_CFG, "raid10_segtype_default", global_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_STRING, DEFAULT_RAID10_SEGTYPE, vsn(2, 2, 99), NULL)
 cfg(global_lvdisplay_shows_full_device_path_CFG, "lvdisplay_shows_full_device_path", global_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_LVDISPLAY_SHOWS_FULL_DEVICE_PATH, vsn(2, 2, 89), NULL)
-cfg(global_use_lvmetad_CFG, "use_lvmetad", global_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, 0, vsn(2, 2, 93), NULL)
+cfg(global_use_lvmetad_CFG, "use_lvmetad", global_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, 1, vsn(2, 2, 93), NULL)
 cfg(global_thin_check_executable_CFG, "thin_check_executable", global_CFG_SECTION, CFG_ALLOW_EMPTY, CFG_TYPE_STRING, THIN_CHECK_CMD, vsn(2, 2, 94), NULL)
 cfg_array(global_thin_check_options_CFG, "thin_check_options", global_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_STRING, "#S" DEFAULT_THIN_CHECK_OPTIONS, vsn(2, 2, 96), NULL)
 cfg_array(global_thin_disabled_features_CFG, "thin_disabled_features", global_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_STRING, "#S", vsn(2, 2, 99), NULL)