doc/example.conf.in        | 2 +-

 lib/commands/toolcontext.c | 2 +-

 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/example.conf.in b/doc/example.conf.in

index 10cfe16..442ad64 100644

--- a/doc/example.conf.in

+++ b/doc/example.conf.in

@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ global {

     #

     # If lvmetad has been running while use_lvmetad was 0, it MUST be stopped

     # before changing use_lvmetad to 1 and started again afterwards.

-    use_lvmetad = 0

+    use_lvmetad = 1

     # Full path of the utility called to check that a thin metadata device

     # is in a state that allows it to be used.

diff --git a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c

index d72b0c0..d7f8ece 100644

--- a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c

+++ b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c

@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static int _process_config(struct cmd_context *cmd)

 	lvmetad_set_socket(lvmetad_socket);

 	cn = find_config_tree_node(cmd, "devices/global_filter");

 	lvmetad_set_token(cn ? cn->v : NULL);

-	lvmetad_set_active(find_config_tree_int(cmd, "global/use_lvmetad", 0));

+	lvmetad_set_active(find_config_tree_int(cmd, "global/use_lvmetad", 1));

 	lvmetad_init(cmd);

 	return 1;