diff --git a/jobs/templates/released-bm-b300-cicd-queens-ovs-maas.yml b/jobs/templates/released-bm-b300-cicd-queens-ovs-maas.yml
index 14e180b..61c38c1 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/released-bm-b300-cicd-queens-ovs-maas.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/released-bm-b300-cicd-queens-ovs-maas.yml
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
         name: BATCH_SIZE
         trim: 'false'
     - bool:
-        default: false
+        default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
     - bool: