diff --git a/pkg/api/defaults.go b/pkg/api/defaults.go
index 55ea87dee0f..3efbcaa2bef 100644
--- a/pkg/api/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/api/defaults.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func DefaultOperatorFlags() OperatorFlags {
 		"aro.routefix.enabled":                     flagTrue,
 		"aro.storageaccounts.enabled":              flagTrue,
 		"aro.workaround.enabled":                   flagTrue,
-		"aro.autosizednodes.enabled":               flagFalse,
+		"aro.autosizednodes.enabled":               flagTrue,
 		"rh.srep.muo.enabled":                      flagTrue,
 		"rh.srep.muo.managed":                      flagTrue,
 		"aro.guardrails.enabled":                   flagFalse,
diff --git a/pkg/monitor/cluster/clusterflagsandbanner_test.go b/pkg/monitor/cluster/clusterflagsandbanner_test.go
index 08488311626..8f6c19616c1 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/cluster/clusterflagsandbanner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/cluster/clusterflagsandbanner_test.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func TestEmitOperatorFlagsAndSupportBanner(t *testing.T) {
 				"aro.imageconfig.enabled":    "false",
 				"aro.dnsmasq.enabled":        "false",
 				"aro.genevalogging.enabled":  "false",
-				"aro.autosizednodes.enabled": "true",
+				"aro.autosizednodes.enabled": "false",
 			},
 			expectBannerMetricsValue: 0,
 			expectBannerMetricsDims:  nil,
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func TestEmitOperatorFlagsAndSupportBanner(t *testing.T) {
 				"aro.imageconfig.enabled":    "false",
 				"aro.dnsmasq.enabled":        "false",
 				"aro.genevalogging.enabled":  "false",
-				"aro.autosizednodes.enabled": "true",
+				"aro.autosizednodes.enabled": "false",
 			},
 			expectBannerMetricsValue: 1,
 			expectBannerMetricsDims:  map[string]string{"msg": "contact support"},