diff --git a/jobs/templates/released-bm-pike-ovs.yml b/jobs/templates/released-bm-pike-ovs.yml
index 5a2dbc7..843ff49 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/released-bm-pike-ovs.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/released-bm-pike-ovs.yml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
         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: