diff --git a/src/sbd.sysconfig b/src/sbd.sysconfig
index 4b0d141..e22017b 100644
--- a/src/sbd.sysconfig
+++ b/src/sbd.sysconfig
@@ -1,66 +1,66 @@
 ## Type: string
 ## Default: ""
 #
 # SBD_DEVICE specifies the devices to use for exchanging sbd messages
 # and to monitor. If specifying more than one path, use ";" as
 # separator.
 #
 #SBD_DEVICE=""
 
 ## Type: yesno
 ## Default: yes
 #
 # Whether to enable the pacemaker integration.
 #
 SBD_PACEMAKER=yes
 
 ## Type: list(always,clean)
 ## Default: always
 #
 # Specify the start mode for sbd. Setting this to "clean" will only
 # allow sbd to start if it was not previously fenced. See the -S option
 # in the man page.
 #
-SBD_STARTMODE=clean
+SBD_STARTMODE=always
 
 ## Type: yesno
 ## Default: no
 #
 # Whether to delay after starting sbd on boot for "msgwait" seconds.
 # This may be necessary if your cluster nodes reboot so fast that the
 # other nodes are still waiting in the fence acknowledgement phase.
 # This is an occasional issue with virtual machines.
 #
 # This option may be ignored at a later point, once pacemaker handles
 # this case better.
 #
 SBD_DELAY_START=no
 
 ## Type: yesno
 ## Default: yes
 #
 # Whether to use a watchdog.
 #
 SBD_WATCHDOG_DEV=/dev/watchdog
 
 ## Type: integer
 ## Default: 5
 #
 # How long, in seconds, the watchdog will wait before panicing the
 # node if no-one tickles it.
 #
 # This depends mostly on your storage latency; the majority of devices
 # must be successfully read within this time, or else the node will
 # self-fence.
 #
 # If your sbd device(s) reside on a multipath setup or iSCSI, this
 # should be the time required to detect a path failure.
 #
 SBD_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT=5
 
 ## Type: string
 ## Default: ""
 #
 # Additional options for starting sbd
 #
 SBD_OPTS=