diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
index a62f9b1b1..2af90f129 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ inventory_dhcp: False
 inventory_dns: False
 
 # Settings to enable the use of inspector
-enable_inspector: false
+enable_inspector: true
 inspector_auth: "noauth"
 inspector_debug: true
 inspector_manage_firewall: false
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2 b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
index 02303ce5e..6a5e458a4 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ always_store_ramdisk_logs = {{ inspector_store_ramdisk_logs | default('true') |
 node_not_found_hook = enroll
 
 [discovery]
-enroll_node_driver = {{ inspector.discovery.enroll_node_driver | default('fake') }}
+enroll_node_driver = {{ inspector.discovery.enroll_node_driver | default('pxe_ssh') }}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/enable_inspector_by_default-828fc1284d6a7c2b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/enable_inspector_by_default-828fc1284d6a7c2b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44060375f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/enable_inspector_by_default-828fc1284d6a7c2b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+prelude: >
+    Inspector now installed and enabled by default.
+features:
+  - Changes default value for enable_inspector variable
+    from false to true.