diff --git a/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-pike-ovs-maas.yml b/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-pike-ovs-maas.yml
index 4f95a72..6b7c1db 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-pike-ovs-maas.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-pike-ovs-maas.yml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
         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
     pipeline-scm: