diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 8cc2c70b..fcee9d94 100755
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ variable "use_compute_agent" { default = true }
 variable "unsupported_controller_image" { default = "" } 
 variable "unsupported_login_image" { default = "" } 
 variable "use_cluster_nfs" { default = true}
-variable "use_scratch_nfs" { default = true }
+variable "use_scratch_nfs" { default = false }
 variable "cluster_nfs_path" { default = "/nfs/cluster" } 
 variable "scratch_nfs_path" { default = "/nfs/scratch" } 
 variable "vcn_compartment" { default = ""}