diff --git a/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/models/ImageBundleDetails.java b/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/models/ImageBundleDetails.java
index 96ed4a21cfcb..ae6f1f9ea940 100644
--- a/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/models/ImageBundleDetails.java
+++ b/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/models/ImageBundleDetails.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public static class BundleInfo {
 
   @ApiModelProperty private String sshUser;
   @ApiModelProperty private Integer sshPort;
-  @ApiModelProperty public boolean useIMDSv2 = false;
+  @ApiModelProperty public boolean useIMDSv2 = true;
 
   public void setSshUser(String sshUser) {
     this.sshUser = sshUser;
diff --git a/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/models/helpers/provider/AWSCloudInfo.java b/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/models/helpers/provider/AWSCloudInfo.java
index 48101c20db8e..520190e68fae 100644
--- a/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/models/helpers/provider/AWSCloudInfo.java
+++ b/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/models/helpers/provider/AWSCloudInfo.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class AWSCloudInfo implements CloudInfoInterface {
   @YBADeprecated(sinceYBAVersion = "2.20.3", sinceDate = "2024-04-10")
   @ApiModelProperty
   @EditableInUseProvider(name = "IMDSv2 Required", allowed = false)
-  public Boolean useIMDSv2;
+  public Boolean useIMDSv2 = true;
 
   @JsonAlias("HOSTED_ZONE_ID")
   @ApiModelProperty
diff --git a/managed/ui/src/components/configRedesign/providerRedesign/components/linuxVersionCatalog/AddLinuxVersionModal.tsx b/managed/ui/src/components/configRedesign/providerRedesign/components/linuxVersionCatalog/AddLinuxVersionModal.tsx
index f1a505311be4..e4f8436e449f 100644
--- a/managed/ui/src/components/configRedesign/providerRedesign/components/linuxVersionCatalog/AddLinuxVersionModal.tsx
+++ b/managed/ui/src/components/configRedesign/providerRedesign/components/linuxVersionCatalog/AddLinuxVersionModal.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export const AddLinuxVersionModal: FC<AddLinuxVersionModalProps> = ({
       details: {
         arch: ArchitectureType.X86_64,
         sshPort: 22,
-        ...(showIMDSv2 && { useIMDSv2: false })
+        ...(showIMDSv2 && { useIMDSv2: true })
       },
       ...editDetails
     },