diff --git a/ceph-upgrade.groovy b/ceph-upgrade.groovy
index 97acb07..86051c0 100644
--- a/ceph-upgrade.groovy
+++ b/ceph-upgrade.groovy
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@
                 for (flag in flags) {
                     salt.cmdRun(pepperEnv, ADMIN_HOST, 'ceph osd set ' + flag)
                 }
+                if (ORIGIN_RELEASE == 'jewel') {
+                    salt.cmdRun(pepperEnv, ADMIN_HOST, 'ceph osd set sortbitwise')
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -223,7 +226,6 @@
                         common.infoMsg('Removing flag ' + flag)
                         salt.cmdRun(pepperEnv, ADMIN_HOST, 'ceph osd unset ' + flag)
                     }
-
                 }
             }
         }