diff --git a/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
index d3ca6c1..94b48bc 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
         name: TEMPEST_EXTRA_ARGS
         trim: 'false'
     - bool:
-        default: false
+        default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
     - bool: