diff --git a/app/views/unattended/provisioning_templates/host_init_config/host_init_config_default.erb b/app/views/unattended/provisioning_templates/host_init_config/host_init_config_default.erb
index 5fc91eeaa07..cff36dc15a6 100644
--- a/app/views/unattended/provisioning_templates/host_init_config/host_init_config_default.erb
+++ b/app/views/unattended/provisioning_templates/host_init_config/host_init_config_default.erb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ if command -v subscription-manager &>/dev/null; then
   subscription-manager refresh
 fi
 
-<% if host_param_true?('redhat_install_host_tools') -%>
+<% if host_param_true?('redhat_install_host_tools', true) -%>
 <%= install_packages('katello-host-tools') -%>
 <% end -%>