diff --git a/weed/plugin/worker/admin_script_handler.go b/weed/plugin/worker/admin_script_handler.go
index 9dfeee98b..e88e39ac3 100644
--- a/weed/plugin/worker/admin_script_handler.go
+++ b/weed/plugin/worker/admin_script_handler.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (h *AdminScriptHandler) Descriptor() *plugin_pb.JobTypeDescriptor {
 			},
 		},
 		AdminRuntimeDefaults: &plugin_pb.AdminRuntimeDefaults{
-			Enabled:                       false,
+			Enabled:                       true,
 			DetectionIntervalSeconds:      adminScriptDetectTickSecs,
 			DetectionTimeoutSeconds:       300,
 			MaxJobsPerDetection:           1,