diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 007488ab..5eb78c90 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -411,5 +411,6 @@ func NewDefaultConfig() (*Config, error) {
 		StateSyncSeconds:          DefaultStateSyncSeconds,
 		ReplicationFactor:         -1,
 		MonitoringIntervalSeconds: DefaultMonitoringIntervalSeconds,
+		AllocationStrategy:        "reposize",
 	}, nil
 }