diff --git a/metadata/service/agent/single.yml b/metadata/service/agent/single.yml
index 63d0312..1f1fca2 100644
--- a/metadata/service/agent/single.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/agent/single.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
       secret: ${_param:ceilometer_secret_key}
       publisher:
         default:
+          enabled: true
+          publish_event: true
+          publish_metric: true
       identity:
         engine: keystone
         host: ${_param:cluster_vip_address}