diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/app_metadata.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/app_metadata.py
index f8e6de7d6f..3c12bffcc6 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/app_metadata.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/app_metadata.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import tarfile
 import tempfile
 import yaml
 
+from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from sysinv._i18n import _
 from sysinv.common import constants
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ from sysinv.common import exception
 from sysinv.common import kubernetes
 from sysinv.common import utils
 
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -627,7 +630,7 @@ def extract_bundle_metadata(file_path):
             'auto_update':
                 metadata.get(constants.APP_METADATA_UPGRADES, {}).get(
                     constants.APP_METADATA_AUTO_UPDATE,
-                    constants.APP_METADATA_AUTO_UPDATE_DEFAULT_VALUE),
+                    CONF.app_framework.missing_auto_update),
             'k8s_auto_update': k8s_auto_update,
             'k8s_timing': k8s_update_timing,
             'k8s_minimum_version': minimum_supported_k8s_version,
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py
index a6270951ad..53ea6cf0d3 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ app_framework_opts = [
     cfg.IntOpt('fluxcd_hr_reconcile_check_delay',
         default=60,
         help='Delay time to check progress of helmrelease'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('missing_auto_update',
+        default=False,
+        help='Auto update an application if not specified in the '
+             'application metadata'),
 ]
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF